Marple Township near Broomall in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Thomas Massey House

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 10, 2015

1. Thomas Massey House Marker

Inscription. A fine example of early Pennsylvania rural architecture. Brick section was built before 1708 by Thomas Massey, who by 1696 was owner of a 300-acre “plantation” here. An earlier central wooden section was replaced by stone about 1730 by his son. Original wood kitchen replaced by stone about 1800. Room above the kitchen added sixty year later. The house was deeded in 1964 to Marple Township and was restored.

Erected 1996 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1708.

Location. 39° 57.945′ N, 75° 21.105′ W. Marker is near Broomall, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is in Marple Township. It is on Lawrence Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 469 Lawrence Rd, Broomall PA 19008, 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: 1696 Massey House (within shouting distance of this marker); Brookthorpe (approx. one mile away); Maris House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Lynnewood Park (approx.

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1.4 miles away); Culbertson House (approx. 1½ miles away); Springfield Friends Meeting (approx. 1.6 miles away); Lewis Tannery (approx. 1.7 miles away); Collen Brook Farm (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Broomall.

Thomas Massey House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 10, 2015

2. Thomas Massey House

Thomas Massey House-photo of the back of the house image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 10, 2015

3. Thomas Massey House-photo of the back of the house

Thomas Massey House 1696-Sign at the entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 10, 2015

4. Thomas Massey House 1696-Sign at the entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 742 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 16, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.