Marple Township near Broomall in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
1696 Massey House
Photographed by Don Morfe, March 10, 2015
1. 1696 Massey House Marker
Erected 1978 by Penn's Grant Chapter National Society Colonial Dames XVII century.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the The Colonial Dames XVII Century, National Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1683.
Location. 39° 57.923′ N, 75° 21.085′ 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: Thomas Massey House (within shouting distance of this marker); Brookthorpe (approx. one mile away); Maris House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Lynnewood Park (approx. 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.
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Photographed by Don Morfe, March 10, 2015
2. 1696 Massey House
Photographed by Don Morfe, March 10, 2015
3. 1696 Massey House
Photographed by Don Morfe, March 10, 2015
4. Thomas Massey House Marker
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 647 times since then and 12 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.
