Bensalem Township near Andalusia in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Andalusia

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 19, 2015

1. Andalusia Marker

Inscription. Country estate of Nicholas Biddle (1786-1844), poet, lawyer, agriculturalist, state senator, and president of the Second Bank of the United States. Biddle's struggle with President Andrew Jackson over the Bank's financial control of the nation's monetary system was one of the most controversial issues of the era. Andalusia, designed by Benjamin H. Latrobe and Thomas U. Walter, shows the influence of both Regency and Greek Revival styles of architecture. Named a National Historic Landmark in 1966.

Erected 2001 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1966.

Location. 40° 3.923′ N, 74° 57.712′ W. Marker is near Andalusia, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is in Bensalem Township. It is on State Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1237 State Road, Bensalem PA 19020, 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: Katharine Drexel

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Rochambeau Route (approx. one mile away); "Babe" Ruth (approx. 1.2 miles away in New Jersey); 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away in New Jersey); Glen Foerd on the Delaware (approx. 1.4 miles away); Delanco's Tribute to Those Who Lost Their Lives in the Second World War 1941 - 1945 (approx. 1.4 miles away in New Jersey); Honor Roll (approx. 1.4 miles away in New Jersey); To Those Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice - Korea - Vietnam (approx. 1.4 miles away in New Jersey).

Regarding Andalusia. The house is not a National Historic Landmark as indicated on the marker. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 19, 2015

2. Andalusia Marker

Andalusia-Sign at entrance to Biddle Lane image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 19, 2015

3. Andalusia-Sign at entrance to Biddle Lane

Andalusia-Biddle Lane to Mansion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 19, 2015

4. Andalusia-Biddle Lane to Mansion

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,650 times since then and 93 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 23, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.