Newtown Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Fairmount Park Guard House
Historic Preservation Student Project (2014)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 19, 2025
1. Fairmount Park Guard House Marker
The BCCC Foundation's Tyler Preservation Committee recognizes the College's Historic Preservation Program for the preservation of this historic Fairmount Park Guard House.
Originally located in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park, these guard houses were built in the early 1900s and were used as patrol stations. Only a few guard houses remain locally today.
Erected 2014 by Bucks County Community College and Foundation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 40° 14.416′ N, 74° 58.054′ W. Marker is near Newtown, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is in Newtown Township. It can be reached from Linden Lane, on the left when traveling west. Marker and Guard House are on the Bucks County Community College campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 275 Swamp Road, Newtown PA 18940, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tears For Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sculptures of Stella Elkins Tyler (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Welcome to Tyler Formal Gardens (about 400 feet away); Tyler Gardens Planting Area
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Also see . . . Fairmount Park Guard Houses: A Survivors Guide (Hidden City, 2014). (Submitted on July 29, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 19, 2025
2. Fairmount Park Guard House andMarker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 19, 2025
3. Fairmount Park Guard House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 132 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 29, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
