Newtown Historic Association Maps, Blueprints, and Plans Collection 14 Finding Aid Prepared by Celia Caust-Ellenbogen and Faith

Newtown Historic Association maps, blueprints, and plans collection 14 Finding aid prepared by Celia Caust-Ellenbogen and Faith

Charlton through the Historical Society of Pennsylvania's Hidden Collections Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories.

Last updated on March 26, 2014.

Newtown Historic Association Newtown Historic Association maps, blueprints, and plans collection

Table of Contents

Summary Information...... 3 Biography/History...... 4 Scope and Contents...... 4 Administrative Information...... 16 Controlled Access Headings...... 17

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Summary Information

Repository Newtown Historic Association

Creator Newtown Historic Association (Newtown, Bucks County, Pa.)

Title Newtown Historic Association maps, blueprints, and plans collection

Call number 14

Date circa 1800-2007

Extent 5 linear feet

General Physical Approximately 300 maps Description note

Language English

Abstract Newtown, the county seat of Bucks County from 1726 to 1813, is one of the most historic areas in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The Newtown Historic Association maps, blueprints, and plans collection, circa 1800-2007, consists of various maps, blueprints, and plans of Newtown (Bucks County, Pennsylvania) and surrounding areas, and includes originals as well as copies and reproductions.

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Biography/History

Newtown traces its roots back to William Penn, who purchased 5,000 acres (20 km2) from the Lenni Lenape Indians in 1683. Situated where the Neshaminy River and the Newtown Creek meet, Penn named this land my "New Town," which gradually evolved to Newtown. According to tradition, Penn had his surveyor Thomas Holme lay out Newtown in a fan shape of 16 tracts radiating out from a central square or common. Each land owner received a town lot of 20 to 50 acres that bordered on the common and a much larger country lot that ran from the town lot to the edge of the township. Newtown developed and prospered as an agricultural, industrial and trade center. Excellent examples of most styles of architecture can be seen in its buildings and structures. Newtown served as the County Seat of Bucks County from 1726 until 1813, when the Court was moved to Doylestown. In 1838, the area comprising the commercial center, plus a number of homes, was incorporated into Newtown Borough. The Borough was enlarged four times since 1838 and now includes 640 acres. Today, Newtown Township surrounds Newtown Borough and each has its own form of government. Newtown Borough is governed by a Mayor and a six member Borough Council, who are elected to serve four year terms. Newtown Township is governed by a five member Board of Supervisors; members are elected to serve 6 year terms. An historic district was first established in 1969. In 1985, the Historic District was enlarged and added to the National Register of Historic Places. Today, Newtown still retains the much of its historic character. Bibliography: Borough of Newtown. "History." Accessed January 29, 2013. http://www.boroughofnewtown.com/ History/. Mayer, Thomas. A History of Land Ownership Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1683-1850. Bedminster, PA: Adams Apple Press, 1999. Newtown Township. “History” Accessed October 10, 2013. http://www.twp.newtown.pa.us/history.htm

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of various maps, blueprints, and plans of Newtown (Bucks County, Pennsylvania) and surrounding areas, and includes originals as well as copies and reproductions. Materials relate to and include: Newtown Borough and Township plans, zoning, sewage, power, Newtown Commons and

- Page 4 - Newtown Historic Association maps, blueprints, and plans collection Cemetery, Mayer maps, surrounding township maps, Bucks County maps and road maps, residential and business blueprints, Chamberlin drawings, Newtown Hall, Fire Company, and the Community Center. A full inventory is listed below:

Addition to Farm Home & Garden Store, Agway Inc., Newtown PA. Aerial map of parts of Newtown, Upper Makefield & Lower Makefield Townships, Bucks County, PA. Aerial map of parts of Newtown, Wrightstown and Upper Makefield Townships, Bucks County, Pa. Aerial Photography of Newtown Borough Alignment, profile & cross section of P. N. & N.Y. R.R. Huntingdon Valley Station to Churchville Station. Amos Strickland Land Dispersal, 1785-1794 As-built plan & profile of Jefferson Court. Barnsley Notes-Barnsley Hand-drawn map of Bucks County as a Youth. Barnsley Notes-Copy of Plot plan of Newtown Common when sub-divided into individual properties. Barnsley Notes-Copy of Plot plan of Newtown Common when sub-divided into individual properties. Barnsley Notes-Deeds-Map-Newtown- Barnsley Notes-Draft/Map of Land Tract-1787- Strickland Barnsley Notes-Draft/Map of Land Tract-1833- Morris-Horner. Barnsley Notes-Draft/Map of Land Tract-1835-Horner to Phillips. Barnsley Notes-Draft/Map of Land Tract-1853- Radford to Phillips. Barnsley Notes-Draft/Map of Land Tract-Newtown Borough. Barnsley Notes-Swayne's Map and plot plan of Newtown Common when sub-divided into individual properties. Barnsley Notes-Swayne's Map and plot plan of Newtown Common when sub-divided into individual properties. Barnsley Notes-Swayne's Map and plot plan of Newtown Common when sub-divided into individual properties. Barnsley Notes-Swayne's Map and plot plan of Newtown Common when sub-divided into individual properties.

- Page 5 - Newtown Historic Association maps, blueprints, and plans collection Barnsley Notes-Swayne's Map and plot plan of Newtown Common when sub-divided into individual properties. Battles and Skirmishes of the American Revolution in New Jersey, 1974 Bennett Map of Pennsylvania, copy, original based on Sully Map of 1770, 1935 Bird in Hand Landscape Plans Bird in Hand map and neighborhood Bristol Bucks Co. Map circa 1850 Bristol-Morrisville Area In Lower Bucks County Map 1952 Bucks & Montgomery Counties Map, 1857 Bucks County 1970 Map Bucks County Eastwood Map, 1951 Bucks County Effectively Covered by the Intelligencer, 1/1/1905 Bucks County map Bucks County Map Bucks County Map (1600-1800), 1951 Bucks County Map 1939 Bucks County Map by Randolph Bye, 1960 Bucks County Map, 1968 Bucks County Public Roads, Map, 1953 Bucks County Road Map Bucks County Road Map of 1905, printed in 1912 Burlington Quadrangle Topographical Map, 1906, J. L. Smith, ed., 1906, Reprinted 1916 Central & Western Europe, map Combination Atlas Map of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, by J. D. Scott, 1876, p 44, Newtown, Pa. Copy of panoramic drawing of Newtown Borough in 1893 by Thaddeus M. Fowler. Copy of panoramic drawing of Newtown Borough in 1893 by Thaddeus M. Fowler. Copy of panoramic drawing of Newtown Borough in 1893 by Thaddeus M. Fowler. Council Rock Youth & Community Center Parking Map for study of parking spaces at Council Rock Youth &Community Center, 28 N. State Street, Newtown, Pa

- Page 6 - Newtown Historic Association maps, blueprints, and plans collection Council Rock Youth & Community Center Parking Map showing site plan for Council Rock Youth & Community Center at 28 N. State Street, Newtown, Pa. County Lots-Plot Plan from Bucks County Historical Society Court House Block-Copy of Map Originally dated 1792. Court House Block-Copy of Map Originally dated 1792. Court House Block-Map (hand drawn) dated 1959. Court House Block-Map (hand drawn) dated 1959. Court Inn, Rempfer Wing restoration drawings Dispersal of Agnes Yates Land, 1758-1801 Dispersal of James Hanna Land, Late Strickland, 1791 -1796 Doylestown Map circa 1850 Doylestown Topographical Map, 1891, J. L. Smith, ed., 1891, Reprinted 1921 Drainage, soils and erosion control plan for "Madryn" subdivision. Dripps Map Elevation of Grade Newtown Borough Existing Land Use Map Borough of Newtown Falls Township Map 1876 Floor Plan, Building on Congress St later Owned by Luise Cornell Family Foundation planting plan for American Legion Building. Framed map of plantation and land owners of Newtown Township in 1776. Framed plan of Newtown Borough from the Combination Atlas of Bucks County, 1876. France, map Franklin's Street & Industrial Map, 1952 Franklin's Street and Industrial Map and Guide of Lower Bucks County Future Land Use Plan Map Borough of Newtown George School, Aerial View and Map, 1944 German's Lot map German's Lot map German's Lots map.

- Page 7 - Newtown Historic Association maps, blueprints, and plans collection Germantown Quadrangle Topographical Map, 1899, J. L. Smith, ed., 1917 Holland, Richboro, Churchville, Ivyland & Newtown Map, Yellow Book, probably 1980's Holmes Map, A Map of the Improved Part of Pennsylvania, reproduction Improvement plan for "Madryn" dated 05/05/1989. Joint Municipal Zoning Map Joint Municipal Zoning Map Joint Municipal Zoning Map Lambertville Topographical Map, 1906, J. L. Smith, ed., 1916 Land Development Plan made for Frost-Watson Lumber Corp. Lower Bucks County Map, 1965 Business and Road Map Lower Bucks County Map, Bristol Daily Courier Lower Bucks County Map, First National Bank & Trust Company of Newtown, 1988 Lower Central Bucks County Business and Road Map Lower Central Bucks County Business and Road Map 1965 Lower Central Bucks County Business and Road Map 1965 Lower Central Bucks County Business and Road Map 1969 Lower Makefield Map, 1798 Lower Makefield Map, Original Grantees Lower Makefield Township Historical Map 1798 Map Display, 1991, designed by Elizabeth Mayer Map for North African Campaigns 17 Nov. 1942 to 13 May 1943, European Campaigns 6 June 1944 to 11 May 1945. Map for the Westchester Chapter AIA showing Sundry Points of Interest in a Portion of Bucks County Annual Pilgrimage 1949 Map for the Westchester Chapter AIA showing Sundry Points of Interest in a Portion of Bucks County Annual Pilgrimage 1949 Map of Bucks County Pa 1850 Map of Bucks County Pa 1850 Map of "7-8-9" of Bustleton area, 35th Ward, City of Philadelphia, 09/28/1922, rev. 06/19/1946. N. Y. S. L. R.R.

- Page 8 - Newtown Historic Association maps, blueprints, and plans collection Map of area bounded on the west by State Street, on the north by Frost Lane, on the east by Lincoln Avenue, and on the south by Newtown Borough. Map of Automobile Routes to Historic Places in Bucks County Map of Bensalem Township 1930 Map of Borough of Bristol, Bucks Co., PA. Map of Bucks and Montgomery Counties and the consolidated city of Philadelphia 1857 Map of Bucks and part of Philadelphia County 1681 Map of Bucks Co. PA 1912 Map of Bucks County, PA. 2007 Map of Levittown Fairless Hills and Bristol Map of Monuments of British & American Armies and of Washington's Retreat, 1775-1778 Map of Newtown 1703 Map of Newtown 1703 Map of Newtown prepared for 275th Anniversary. Map of Newtown prepared for 275th Anniversary. Map of Newtown Township, Bucks County, Pa. 1776. Map of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York from a 1740 atlas. Map of Philadelphia, Newtown & New York Railroad, 1878. Map of tax parcel 29-10-7, Old Presbyterian Church property on Sycamore Street. Map of tax parcel 29-10-7, Old Presbyterian Church property on Sycamore Street. Map of the County of Bucks 1817 Map of the proposed extension of the Philadelphia, Newtown & New York R.R. Circa 1878. Map of the Public Roads in Bucks County, 1931. Map of the Public Roads in Bucks County, 1940. Map of the Public Roads in Bucks County, 1940. Map of the Public Roads in Bucks County, 1950. Map of the Public Roads in Bucks County, 1950. Map of the Public Roads in Bucks County, 1955. Map of the Public Roads in Bucks County, 1955.

- Page 9 - Newtown Historic Association maps, blueprints, and plans collection Map of the Public Roads in Bucks County, 1955. Map of the public roads in Bucks County, PA. 1935. Map of Vicinity of Philadelphia 1860 Map of Wrightstown township, 1692-1978. Map prepared for Newtown 275th Anniversary Map showing location of the property of Robert J. Plummer at 157-159 Sycamore Street, Newtown, PA. Map showing locations of proposed signs for The Dentists of Newtown. Map showing plot of ground at the southeast corner of Mercer Street and Corrio Alley. Map showing preliminary plan of Madryn sub-division, Newtown, Pa. Map showing proposed Hall signal arrangement, P. N. & N.Y. R.R. Bryn Athyn Station to Newtown Station. 12/12/1921. Map Showing Proposed Sale of Property to AW & MW Watson Co. by Reading Co., 1965 Map showing site development plan for relocation of Post Office to the Stocking Mill site. Middletown Township Map, 1858 National Flood Insurance Program, Firm Flood Insurance Rate Map Borough of Newtown, PA National Flood Insurance Program, Floodway Flood Boundary and Floodway Map Borough of Newtown, PA. National Register Historic District Proposed Extension, 7/1985 National Register Historic District Proposed Extension, 7/1985 Newtown & Bucks County Joint Municipal Authority, 6/2/1977 Newtown Boro Map 1982 Revised Newtown Borough & Township map, 1999 Newtown Borough & Township map, 1999 Newtown Borough Map 1857 Newtown Borough Map 1860 Newtown Borough Map 1995 Newtown Borough Map October 1993 Newtown Borough Map, 1898 Newtown Borough Map, 1898

- Page 10 - Newtown Historic Association maps, blueprints, and plans collection Newtown Borough Map, 1908, copy Newtown Borough map, December 29, 1943 Newtown Borough National Register Historic District August 1983 Newtown Borough National Register Historic District October 28, 1986 Newtown Borough, Scott's Atlas of 1876 Newtown Borough, Scott's Atlas, 1876 photocopy Newtown Cemetery Association Plot Plans Newtown Cemetery Association Plot Plans Newtown Cemetery Association Plot Plans Newtown Cemetery Association Plot Plans May 23, 1969 Newtown Cemetery Association Plot Plans, 4/24/1931 Newtown Cemetery Association Plot Plans, 4/24/1931 Newtown Cemetery Association Plot Plans, Oct. 15, 1975 Newtown Common 1796 Survey of Isaac Hicks Newtown Community Center, Photocopy of Map Newtown Cooperative Assoc. warehouse addition blueprint, 2/21/1934, 3/1/1934 Newtown Cooperative Assoc. warehouse plans blueprint, 10/22/1932 Newtown Cooperative Association elevator blueprint Newtown Court House Lots 1725 Newtown Fire Zone Map, April 1922. Newtown Fire Zone Map, March 1936. Newtown Map Newtown Map Newtown Map, 1987 Newtown Map, 1987 Newtown Map, June 2002 Newtown Township & Borough, Revised 12/1995 Newtown Township 1725 Map Newtown Township 1776 Map

- Page 11 - Newtown Historic Association maps, blueprints, and plans collection Newtown Township Blueprint 1991 Newtown Township Comprehensive Plan 1972 Newtown Township Map 12/1995 Newtown Township Map 1982 Newtown Township Map, 1776 Newtown Township Map, 1975 Newtown Township property map Newtown Township Street Map, April 14, 2006. Newtown, Middletown & Woodhaven Map, 1868, copy Newtown's 275th Anniversary Map Noll Map of Philadelphia Area 1890 Noll Map of Philadelphia Area 1890 Noll's New Automobile, Road and Driving Map, 1911 Norristown Quadrangle Topographical Map, 1895, J. L. Smith, ed., 1895, Reprinted 1918 Northampton Township Farm Map 1800 Original copy of panoramic drawing of Newtown Borough in 1893 by Thaddeus M. Fowler. Original map of the Phila., Newtown and New York Railroad from 1872-1878. Original Patents Map, 1680 Paris, map Part of a map of Newtown Borough from 1886. Patent Map Newtown Township Bucks County Pennsylvania 1997-1998 Official Transportation and Tourism Map Pennsylvania State Highway Routes Pennsylvania State Tourism & Travel Map, 2007. Philadelphia, Newtown & New York Railroad map Photocopy of a portion of map 2005.0027.0006, showing proposed sub-division of Madryn, Newtown, Pa. Plan of farm belonging to John Hogeland's Est. in Southampton Township. Plan of Lots in the Borough of Newtown.

- Page 12 - Newtown Historic Association maps, blueprints, and plans collection Plan of New York Short Line Railroad right-of-way from station 0, Reading Terminal, Philadelphia. 07/17/1906. Plan of New York Short Line Railroad right-of-way from station 0, Reading Terminal, Philadelphia. 07/17/1906. Plan of Newtown Township & Borough, 1849, copy Plan of proposed additions and changes to sewer system for "Madryn" subdivision. 05/05/1989. Plan of subdivision for "Madryn," 02/11/1972. Plan of subdivision for "Madryn," 02/11/1972. Plan of Subdivision for "Madryn," dated 04/01/1987. Plan of the Borough of Newtown, Pa. 1908. Plan of the Township & Borough of Newtown, 1849 Plan of the Township and Borough of Newtown 1849 Plan of the Village of Newtown 1776 Plan of the Village of Newtown 1813 Plan of the Village of Newtown 1849 Plot of Agnes Yates Patent by Edward Barnsley, 1693 -1736 Plot Plan for Land in Newtown Township, copy, no date Potential Street Lighting for Newtown Borough. Preliminary , final and record plan for subdivision of "Madryn." 05/05/1989 Quakertown Sheet Topographical Map, 1894, J. L. Smith, ed., 1894, Reprinted 1922 Raritan River in East Jersey to Elk Head in Maryland, Showing Operations of American and British Armies in 1776-1777 Road Map, Hearn Brothers, 1952 Sanborn Map Company Newtown 1909 Sanborn Map Company Newtown 1909 Sanborn Map Company Newtown 1916 Sanborn Map Company Newtown 1924 Schematic map of route to & location of Schofield Ford Bridge. Sewage Treatment Project Lateral Sewers Plan & Profile Sewage Treatment Project.

- Page 13 - Newtown Historic Association maps, blueprints, and plans collection Sewage Treatment Project. Sewage Treatment Project. Sewage Treatment Project. Sewage Treatment Project. Trunk and Lateral Sewers Plan and Profile Spring Garden Mill Warehouse, Newtown, Pa blueprint Survey Map, Unidentified Corner, 4/10/1926 Survey of plots owned by O. W. Worstall Lots Newtown, Map, 3/4/1874 Sweet Land Map, autographed, 9/10/1983 Sweet Land Production Sept. 9, 10, 11, 1984 shows map of Newtown in 1893 Sweet Land Production Sept. 9, 10, 11, 1984 shows map of Newtown in 1893 Sweetland-Map/program advertising Newtown's 275th Anniversary/Events. Tax Map, 1725 Temporary Tourist Map of Pennsylvania State Highways Tentative Zoning Map of Newtown Borough Bucks County, PA Tentative Zoning Map of Newtown Borough Bucks County, PA Tentative Zoning Map of Newtown Borough Bucks County, PA The Farm Journal Map of Bucks and Montgomery Counties 1914 The Farm Journal Map of Bucks and Montgomery Counties 1914 The Girard Trust Bank Map of Historic Bucks County 1968 The Official Map of Pennsylvania Thomas Holmes Map, Negative Thomas Mayer's 1776 Map Thomas Mayer's Drawings Thomas Mayer's Drawings Thomas Mayer's Drawings Thomas Mayer's Drawings Thomas Mayer's Drawings Thomas Mayer's Drawings Thomas Mayer's Drawings

- Page 14 - Newtown Historic Association maps, blueprints, and plans collection Thomas Mayer's Drawings Thomas Mayer's Drawings Thomas Mayer's Drawings Thomas Mayer's Drawings Thomas Mayer's Drawings Thomas Mayer's Drawings Thomas Mayer's Drawings Thomas Mayer's Drawings Thomas Mayer's Drawings Thomas Mayer's Drawings Thomas Mayer's Drawings Thomas Mayer's Drawings Thomas Mayer's Drawings Thomas Mayer's Drawings Thomas Mayer's Drawings, Lands Purchased by Thomas Hillborn Sr Topographic Survey Plans for Sycamore Street, Newtown, Pa. Topographical Map of Burlington Quadrangle (Pennsylvania & New Jersey), 1945 Tracing of Thomas Mayer's 1776 Map Track chart showing proposed Hall signal arrangement, P. N. & N.Y. R.R. Bryn Athyn Station to Newtown Station. United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey of Newtown & Langhorne, 1953 Upper Makefield Map, parchment, 1974 Upper Makefield, 1781 Upper Makefield, 1781 Upper Makefield, 1781 Wall map of Bucks County, PA., 1850. Has street plans of Bristol, Doylestown and Newtown. War Map of the Pacific Ocean, 1940's Warehouse blueprint Workplan for reconstructing Schofield Ford Bridge.

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Administrative Information

Newtown Historic Association Finding aid prepared by Celia Caust-Ellenbogen and Faith Charlton through the Historical Society of Pennsylvania's Hidden Collections Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories.

Sponsor This preliminary finding aid was created as part of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania's Hidden Collections Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories. The HCI-PSAR project was made possible by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Access Restrictions Contact Newtown Historic Association for information about accessing this collection.

Immediate Source of Acquisition Note Maps collected at various times from various sources by the Newtown Historic Association.

Processing Information Note Summary descriptive information on this collection was compiled in 2012-2014 as part of a project conducted by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania to make better known and more accessible the largely hidden collections of small, primarily volunteer run repositories in the Philadelphia area. The Hidden Collections Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories (HCI-PSAR) was funded by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This is a preliminary finding aid. No physical processing, rehousing, reorganizing, or folder listing was accomplished during the HCI-PSAR project.

- Page 16 - Newtown Historic Association maps, blueprints, and plans collection Detailed, computerized inventories of all of the items in this collection are available on site at the repository where this collection is held; please contact Newtown Historic Association directly for more information.

Controlled Access Headings

Geographic Name(s)

• Bucks County (Pa.) • New Jersey • Newtown (Bucks County, Pa. : Township) • Newtown (Bucks County, Pa.) • Newtown (Pa. : Borough)

Subject(s)

• Architecture • Blueprints • Local history • Maps

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