Author name: historictrappe

724 W. Main Street Located across from Augustus Lutheran Church, the Lamb Tavern was built about 1800. One of the […]

702 and 704 W. Main Street The three-story stone house was built for Judge Joseph Royer and his family in

595 W. Main Street Built on land once owned by John Nicholas Cressman, a German immigrant and early Trappe settler,

550 W. Main Street Built about 1854, this three-story brick building was the second location of the Washington Hall Collegiate

538 W. Main Street Born and educated in Trappe, E. G. Brownback married Mary Beaver in 1895. He took over

532 W. Main Street Home of John K. Beaver, a tailor by trade, who later established the Beaver & Shellenberger

525 W. Main Street Built in 1922 as a school, this building now serves as the borough hall. Paintings of

504 W. Main Street Built for Abraham Treichler, a blacksmith, about 1852. Private

439 W. Main Street Built in the mid-1800s, this brick house stands on a property acquired by Widow Sarah Gordon

438 W. Main Street This two-story brick house was built about 1848 for Dr. Thomas Davis, a prominent physician in

418 W. Main Street Originally known as the Fountain Inn, this building has served as a tavern since it was

417 W. Main Street Built about 1830, this house was the residence of George Hagey, a renowned clockmaker, from 1832

378 W. Main Street Built for Henry Kratz in the mid-1800s, this house is flanked by a smaller building to

360 W. Main Street Built in the mid-1700s and used as a tavern known as the Duke of Cumberland, this

314 W. Main Street Several generations of the Fry family were carpenters and cabinetmakers, beginning with Jacob Fry Sr. He

224 W. Main Street Built in the mid-1800s for Enos Lewis and his wife, Margaret Dewees. Private

219 W. Main Street Built in 1845 by Daniel Fry, this structure served as a general store and dwelling house.

212 W. Main Street This elegant two-story brick home was built in the mid-1800s. During the 1870s, it was owned

202 W. Main Street Founded in 1742, St. Luke’s congregation initially worshipped in a log church located across the street

192 W. Main Street Built in 1849 by the Providence Masonic Lodge, this building was sold in 1865 to Warren

12 and 14 W. Main Street Built in the early 1800s, this stone dwelling was the first toll gate house

Wismer Barn, 1992. Construction began on the Wismers’ new barn in early 1932, with a plan based on a mid-Western

930 E. Main Street Built about 1835 for Rev. Abraham Hunsicker, a Mennonite bishop and the founder of Freeland Seminary,

801 E. Main Street Owned by Andrew Todd, who in 1832 donated land on which a one-room stone schoolhouse—known as

702 E. Main Street Former home of Ursinus professor Franklin I. Sheeder Jr., who served as registrar of the college

701 E. Main Street Acquired by Ursinus in 1964 and named after George Leslie Omwake (class of 1898), president of

646 E. Main Street This three-story brick house was built in the mid-1800s as a private residence; it was acquired

640 E. Main Street Acquired by Ursinus in 1967, this building was named after a previous Olevian Hall that was

620 E. Main Street Built during the mid-1800s as a private residence, Zwingli Hall retains much of its original charm,

612 E. Main Street Purchased in 1937 from A. D. Fetterolf by the Ursinus Women’s Club, Duryea Hall was named

601 E. Main Street Initially known as the Science Building, Pfahler Hall was renamed in 1942 after Dr. George E.

601 E. Main Street Opened in 1971, Myrin Library houses more than 420,000 books and offers onsite and remote access

600 E. Main Street Built in 1876 for Dr. John H. A. Bomberger, founder and first president of Ursinus College,

568 E. Main Street Built in the late 1800s as a private residence, Hobson Hall’s three-story tower, asymmetrical façade, and

554 E. Main Street This three-story stone farmhouse was built during the 1800s by William Tennent Todd, a spinning wheel

532 E. Main Street Founded in 1854 and incorporated the following year, Trinity Reformed U.C.C. has a long history of

513 E. Main Street Keigwin Hall was purchased by Ursinus in 1963 and named after Rev. Albert Edwin Keigwin, who

512 E. Main Street Acquired by Ursinus in 1923, Maples was first used as a women’s dormitory. It was the

Glenwood Avenue This monument marks the site of the Pennsylvania Female College, founded in 1851 by J. Warren Sunderland as

491 E. Main Street Home to borough offices and the Collegeville Municipal Building. Open to the public

476 E. Main Street A nonprofit organization, the Collegeville Economic Development Corporation (CEDC) is striving to make Collegeville a great

409 E. Main Street Built by Francis J. Clamer, a German immigrant and metallurgist, in 1903, Clamer Hall was given

351 E. Main Street Serving Perkiomen Valley businesses and the community since 1957. Open to the public

324 E. Main Street Warren Lodge #310 is home to the Collegeville-area Free and Accepted Masons, founded in 1857. Meetings

1 E. Main Street According to local tradition, the oldest portion of this building was erected in 1701 for Edward

29 E. First Avenue. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on November 11, 1938, for a new Collegeville-Trappe High School to