The Manor House, ca. 1719

The Manor House, ca. 1719 (HMERB)

Location: Willow Grove, PA 19090 Montgomery County
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N 40° 8.678', W 75° 7.023'

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On this site stood the first house in the Willow Grove area. Jacob Dubree and his son James purchased 250 acres of land from land speculators, who obtained the land from the heirs of Dr. Nicholas More. Dr. More's land grant from William Penn was known as the Manor of Moreland.

The two-story stone house stood on a slight rise, overlooking a swampy meadow and the Old York Road, laid out in the year 1711 along the Lenni Lenape trail to New York. The Manor House was a perfect example of colonial architecture with the original smaller section later expanded by the Dubrees.

In 1746, the property was advertised for sale as "20 acres of meadow, a double house, good barn, and a fine young orchard." However, the Dubree house was not sold and remained in the family until 1762 when James Dubree's heirs sold the property to adjoining property and tavern owner, John Paul.

The house was used as a residence through the years, and was restored in the 1940's by owners Harry and Phoebe Patterson. In 1950, the Pattersons sold the property to Upper Moreland Township. The house was used as township adminstrative offices until it was demolished in 1967 to make way for the existing township building complex.
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Placed ByUpper Moreland Historical Association
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Date Added Thursday, September 11th, 2014 at 9:28am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 490029 N 4443816
Decimal Degrees40.14463333, -75.11705000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 8.678', W 75° 7.023'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 8' 40.68" N, 75° 7' 1.38" W
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Area Code(s)215, 267, 610
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101-199 Park Ave, Willow Grove PA 19090, US
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