Historic Summerseat of Bucks County

Historic Summerseat of Bucks County Located in Bucks County, PA ๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿชถ Once the home of General Washington and 2 signers of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S.

Constitution! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ National Historic Landmark maintained by Historic Morrisville Society The Historic Morrisville Society's Summerseat Building was Thomas Barclay's circa 1765 Georgian mansion and Washington's headquarters in December 1776. Subsequent owners include Declaration of Independence and Constitution signer, Robert Morris. Groups are welcome at the restored National Historic Landmark.

09/21/2026

ITโ€™S OFFICIAL! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ† As of this past weekend, Historic Summerseat of Bucks County has been added to The Lafayette Trail! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

Thank you to all who attended and made this possible. It was a wonderful, educational, and historic day! ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿชถ Huzzah! Special thanks to Julien Icher with The Lafayette Trail and William G. Pomeroy Foundation! And thank you to our very own Annie Milionis! ๐Ÿ’

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Read more about this event written from The Lafayette Trail here:

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of joining forces with Historic Summerseat of Bucks County to celebrate Lafayetteโ€™s September 27, 1824, stop in Morrisville, PA, the first stop he made in Pennsylvania during his grand tour of the US in 1824-1825, where he was greeted by PA Governor John Schulze.

Summerseat served as headquarters for George Washington (December 8-14, 1776), following the retreat of his army through New Jersey and across the Delaware River in the aftermath of the battle of Long Island. It is there that Washington began shaking the counteroffensive that would culminate in the surprise attack on Trenton. Washingtonโ€™s strategic vision helped restore confidence among the rebels during a difficult period that Thomas Paine would famously describe in the American Crisis as the โ€œtimes that try menโ€™s soulsโ€.

We were pleased to be joined in the occasion by no other than General Washington himself (portrayed by Sam Davis), who was gracious enough to provide attendees with a brief explanation of his friendship with Lafayette.

Karen Kane, president of Historic Summerseat of Bucks County, offered general greetings. Annie Milionis of Historic Summerseat shared insights into Lafayetteโ€™s September 27, 1824, visit to Morrisville. Julien Icher, president of The Lafayette Trail, shared additional insights about Lafayetteโ€™s life story and his unwavering attachment to principles of American republicanism. A letter of commendation was read on behalf of the William G. Pomeroy Foundation.

A public lecture exploring Lafayetteโ€™s contributions to American freedom during the Revolutionary war immediately followed the marker unveiling ceremony.

We would like to extend our most sincere appreciation to the entire team at Historic Summerseat for a wonderful collaboration, particularly to Annie Milionis for her dedication to this project.

The marker will proudly stand as a material reminder of Morrisvilleโ€™s connection to Lafayette, the involvement of the Waddell family, and the friendship between George Washington and Lafayette.

The Lafayette marker was donated by The Lafayette Trail with funding from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation. The public function was entirely free of charge and open to the general public.

For more Lafayette250 events, please visit our live calendar of events at lafayette250.org/events

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THANK YOU ๐ŸŽ‰ to everyone who came out to celebrate Summerseat officially being added to The Lafayette Trail! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿชถ
09/21/2026

THANK YOU ๐ŸŽ‰ to everyone who came out to celebrate Summerseat officially being added to The Lafayette Trail! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿชถ

Thank you, Mayor Gary Wallace! ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Happy Fourth of July, Bucks County!
07/04/2026

Thank you, Mayor Gary Wallace! ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Happy Fourth of July, Bucks County!

THIS SATURDAY! Inside our air conditioned buildingโ€” Join us for the 4th of July at Summerseat from 10AM - 2PM! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿชถ๐Ÿ”น12PM...
07/02/2026

THIS SATURDAY! Inside our air conditioned buildingโ€” Join us for the 4th of July at Summerseat from 10AM - 2PM! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿชถ

๐Ÿ”น12PM: Reading of the Declaration of Independence by General Washington, cake and ice cream after the reading
๐Ÿ”น10AM - 12PM: Tours of Summerseat

๐Ÿ“ Historic Summerseat is located at:
130 Legion Ave, Morrisville PA 19067

FB Event Link: www.facebook.com/share/1BAh4Ta1z9/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Visit www.Summerseat250.com for more information and to start planning your trip! ๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Follow our page @ Historic Summerseat of Bucks County for updates! ๐Ÿ‘

Thank you for all of your support for our non-profit at Historic Summerseat of Bucks County ๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿชถ Currently Celebrating the 250th of Our Nation with Education, Preservation, and Community. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ We hope you join us in our mission to provide education, unite the community, and inspire all generations with history. ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธโญ๏ธ

Thank you to the Morrisville Times for featuring our Living History Festival! It was such a wonderful day of education, ...
06/25/2026

Thank you to the Morrisville Times for featuring our Living History Festival! It was such a wonderful day of education, community, and fun! ๐Ÿ˜„๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ

Read the Morrisville Times Article Here:
https://www.morrisvilletimes.com/stories/morrisville-times-june-2026,144345

Next monthโ€“ Join us for the 4th of July at Summerseat from 10AM - 2PM! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿชถ

๐Ÿ”น12PM: Reading of the Declaration of Independence by General Washington, cake and ice cream after the reading
๐Ÿ”น10AM - 12PM: Tours of Summerseat

Visit www.Summerseat250.com for more information and to start planning your trip! ๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Follow our page @ Historic Summerseat of Bucks County for updates! ๐Ÿ‘

Historic Summerseat of Bucks County ๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿชถ Currently Celebrating the 250th of Our Nation ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ We hope you join us in our mission to provide education, unite the community, and inspire all generations with Summereatโ€™s incredible history. ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธโญ๏ธ

Congratulations on this historic occasion and Happy Juneteenth! ๐ŸŒŸ In loving memory of Linda Salley. Thank you for all of...
06/22/2026

Congratulations on this historic occasion and Happy Juneteenth! ๐ŸŒŸ In loving memory of Linda Salley. Thank you for all of your outstanding contributions to the community.

Interesting quick facts about Historic Summerseat in Morrisvilleโ€“ How many do you know? ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿชถ
06/11/2026

Interesting quick facts about Historic Summerseat in Morrisvilleโ€“ How many do you know? ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿชถ

๐Ÿ”ดโšช๐Ÿ”ตROD American 250 Series๐Ÿ”ตโšช๐Ÿ”ด

Today we visit Summerseat in Morrisville. Two former owners of this historic property were signers of the Declaration of Independence. Read more about Summerseat now!

Thank you for crafting & learning with us at Historic Summerseat this past weekendโ€“ what a lovely Fiber Arts Conference!...
06/09/2026

Thank you for crafting & learning with us at Historic Summerseat this past weekendโ€“ what a lovely Fiber Arts Conference! ๐Ÿ‘’๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ’— It was โ€˜๐ฌ๐ž๐ฐโ€™ much fun creating our pin cushion hearts & ditty bags with Denise, and we โ€˜๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฅ๐ญโ€™ so happy making our own little wool characters with Patti! โœจ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿงบ Then we learned fascinating fashion history and hands-on fiber arts projects with Margaret! ๐Ÿซ–๐Ÿ’ We appreciate everyone coming out, and we hope to see you again soon! ๐Ÿ˜„๐ŸŒท

This was a 250th Celebration Event, funded in part by Bucks County Tourism and the Bucks250PA Organizations. Thank you for giving us this opportunity commemorating this special year! โญ๏ธ

Thank you for all of your support for our non-profit, Historic Summerseat of Bucks County & Summerseat 250th ๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿชถ Currently Celebrating the 250th of Our Nation with Education, Preservation & Community. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ We hope you join us in our mission to provide education, unite the community, and inspire all generations with Summereatโ€™s incredible history ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ

Follow our page โ€œ@ Historic Summerseat of Bucks Countyโ€ for updates! ๐Ÿ‘

๐‡๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ค๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”.๐’. ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. | www.Summerseat250.com



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06/04/2026

THIS WEEKEND at Historic Summerseat of Bucks County! ๐Ÿ‘’๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ’— The Fiber Arts Conference is onโ€“ ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿงบ Youโ€™re Invited!

Join us for our Fiber Arts Conference, hosted inside of beautiful Historic Summerseat! ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ If youโ€™ve ever wanted to learn hand sewing or felting, experience fascinating history & more, this is your chance! ๐Ÿซ–๐Ÿ’ Two chock full days of fiber arts classes for beginner and experienced fiber artists alikeโ€ฆ you can see the schedule and sign up today by visiting our website! Free Admission, or Pay for Your Supplies ($30 Material Fee) to take home your own awesome projects!

TWO DAYS (Saturday & Sunday) of Fiber Fun & History! ๐Ÿ’—
๐Ÿชก๐Ÿงต June 6th โ€ข Fiber Arts Conference, Day 1 โ€ข 8:30AM โ€“ 5:30PM
๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿงบ June 7th โ€ข Fiber Arts Conference, Day 2 โ€ข 12PM โ€“ 5:30PM

~ Show & tell, drop spindling, sewing a pin cushion & ditty bag, felting a hedgehog & gnome, learning Amish rag rug weaving, beginning embroidery, knitting on a French knitter, presentations about fiber in America, dressing in the 18th centuryโ€ฆ and more! ~

โœจSee Schedule & Register Today! โฌ‡๏ธ โœจ

Visit www.Summerseat250.com for more information and to start planning your trip! ๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ

Follow our page โ€œ@ Historic Summerseat of Bucks Countyโ€ for updates! ๐Ÿ‘

๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธHistoric Summerseat is located at:
130 Legion Ave, Morrisville PA 19067

Thank you for all of your support for our non-profit at Historic Summerseat of Bucks County ๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿชถ Currently Celebrating the 250th of Our Nation with Education, Preservation & Community. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ We hope you join us in our mission to provide education, unite the community, and inspire all generations with Summereatโ€™s incredible history. โญ๏ธ

๐‡๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ค๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”.๐’. ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.



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130 Legion And Hillcrest Avenue Summerseat Bldg
Philadelphia, PA
19067

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+12152957339

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