Pottstown Historical Society

Pottstown Historical Society (HMFD0)

Location: Pottstown, PA 19464 Montgomery County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 14.663', W 75° 38.42'

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Historic Pottstown Walking Tour

Since 1936, the Historical Society has dedicated itself to promoting interest in the historic background of Pottstown and to preserving materials which illustrate that history. In 2000, the Historical Society continued its commitment to historic preservation in the community by purchasing for its headquarters the flower shop built in 1884 by Lloyd Keim. The insurance map at the left indicates not only the extensiveness of the property in 1916, but the nature of the various structures on it. As you can see, the property included the Keim residence at 602 High Street and greenhouses and storage buildings at the rear and across the alley.

Oliver Lewis Christman, a well known local landscape architect and antique dealer, purchased the shop from Keim in 1943 and added his very distinctive touch to its facade and to the shop itself. An interesting sidenote: Christman was responsible for introducing his favorite tree, the ginko [sic - gingko] (because of its resistance to air pollution), to Pottstown; planting the first one, which still stands at the sidewalk in front of the shop. For nearly the first 100 years of its existence, the property remained a flower shop.

As Historical Society headquarters, the building houses offices; a library containing documents, books, periodicals, photographs and artifacts; and a meeting room constructed of old barn timbers. Meetings are held regularly and visitors are welcome.
— David R. Kerns
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HM NumberHMFD0
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Year Placed2002
Placed ByPottstown 250th Anniversary Committee and in memory of Heather Davidheiser Frantz
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Date Added Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 3:32pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 445536 N 4455078
Decimal Degrees40.24438333, -75.64033333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 14.663', W 75° 38.42'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 14' 39.78" N, 75° 38' 25.20" W
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Area Code(s)484, 610
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 522-598 State Road 4031, Pottstown PA 19464, US
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