Plymouth Meeting History
The Historical District
Plymouth and Whitemarsh Townships
Plymouth Meeting Historic District encompasses both Whitemarsh and Plymouth Townships in Montgomery County, PA. This also includes Cold Point Historic District to the north.
Land size is 200 acres and includes 56 historic buildings. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
On the Plymouth side is the Plymouth Meeting Friends School and Meeting House, 4 houses and in Whitemarsh, there are 2 stores, a blacksmith, wheelwright shop, post office and 24 houses.
This is an ancient settlement that dates back to the arrival of William Penn, and is marked on Lewis Evans' map of 1749.
Fun Fact
The first baby in Plymouth was born in the center section of the Dickinson House
Fun Fact
Plymouth Meeting was founded in 1686 and Whitemarsh was founded in 1704
Fun Fact
Plymouth Meeting was populated originally by English Quakers
Fun Fact
The Dickinsons were the primary funders of the Plymouth Friends Meeting House
Plymouth Meeting Historical Society
Plymouth Meeting Historical Society is a non-profit (501c3) charitable organization dedicated to preserving the history of Plymouth and Whitemarsh Townships in Montgomery County, PA. Organized in 1952, the Society gained stature when it succeeded in saving the Village of Plymouth Meeting from the threat of the proposed Blue Route Expressway. Through the efforts of the Society (mostly comprised of women) the Village of Plymouth Meeting was placed on the National Register of Historic districts in 1971. The adjacent Village of Cold Point was added to the Register in 1982 and became a further protection against highway expansion. The archival collections of the society total over 40 linear feet of materials dating primarily from the mid-19th century, including photographs, maps, architectural drawings, family papers, scrapbooks, deeds, tax assessments, ephemera, clothing artifacts and research materials that document the history of this historic area of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
SR 202 Postwar Suburbs Historic Survey Report, SR 202, Section 600, Montgomery County