Perkiomen & Skippack Townships, Montgomery County
Pennypacker Mills
Pennypacker Mills served as a country estate for Governor Samuel Pennypacker, Pennsylvania's 25th chief executive (1903-1907). It is the Welcome Center for the Perkiomen & Skippack Townships Region of the Route 113 Heritage Corridor Tour.
Old Mill House
Located in Central Perkiomen Valley Park, the Old Mill House was originally three-story wood frame gristmill known as “Flood Crest.” The mill burned in 1898.
Ott's Greenhouse
Your senses will come alive with a visit Ott's Exotic Plants in Schwenksville. This lovely glass greenhouse was built in the Moderne style of architecture in the 1963 and there's nothing else like it in the region.
Graterford Historic District
Founded in 1756 by Jacob Kreator, a textile weaver, Graterford was originally named Grater's Ford . The postal service abbreviated the name to Graterford in the mid 1950s.
Rahns Historic District
Rahns Station is an historic hamlet located near the intersection of Bridge Road (Route 113) and Gravel Pike (Route 29). Homes in the area were built c. 1800 through the 1930s.
Creamery Historic District
The history of Creamery Village stretches back to the early 19th century when Skippack Township was split into three towns and Harmony Square as Creamery was called up until the 20th century was the most populous of the three.
Skippack Historic District
The village of Skippack is a friendly destination for shopping, dining, art galleries and other amenities located along the Perkiomen Creek.
Lower Skippack Mennonite Meeting House and Burial Ground
Lower Skippack Mennonite Meeting House is the second oldest Mennonite congregation in America. The first Mennonite Meeting settlement along the Skippack Creek was in 1703.
Indenhofen Farmstead
In 1709, German immigrant brothers Gerhard and Hermanus Indenhofen bought 440 acres from Mathias Van Bebber. The original deed of purchase denotes that this encompassed the entire village of Skippack.
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