Newtown Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Summer House Garden Seat
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 19, 2025
1. Summer House Garden Seat Marker
Generously donated in 2018 by Eta Chapter of Sigma Pi Kappa, which represents the International Honor Society for Historic Preservation at Bucks County Community College.
The sandstone bench was produced in the United States and supplied by Garden Accents, Conshohocken, Pa.
Erected 2018 by Bucks County Community College and Foundation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education.
Location. 40° 14.364′ N, 74° 58.132′ W. Marker is near Newtown, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is in Newtown Township. It can be reached from Swamp Road. Marker and Garden Seat are in the Tyler Gardens, 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: The Sculptures of Stella Elkins Tyler (within shouting distance of this marker); Tyler Gardens Planting Area (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to Tyler Formal Gardens (within shouting distance of this marker); Tears For Freedom (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line);
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Also see . . . Sigma Pi Kappa (Eta Chapter). (Submitted on July 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 19, 2025
2. Summer House Garden Seat and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 63 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
