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Pennsbury Manor, near Morrisville, Pennsylvania, was the American home of William Penn, founder and first governor of Pennsylvania.
The manor is located along the banks of the Delaware River, between the river proper and Van Sciver Lake. Construction at Pennsbury was begun soon after Penn's arrival in the colony in 1682 and completed in about 1686. In addition to the house, there were separate buildings for baking and brewing, a large stable, a boathouse, and numerous farm buildings. Penn's plan was to establish the sort of gentleman's country estate that had been his home in England. The house had already fallen into disrepair by 1736 when one of Penn's sons remarked that the house "was very near falling, the roof open as well as the windows and the woodwork almost rotten." The house remained in the Penn family until 1792.[2] Rebuilt in 1938, the house and grounds are administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in association with The Pennsbury Society and are open to the public.[3]
Along with Pennsbury Manor, Penn also rented The Slate Roof House in Philadelphia as his second residence in the colony during the period 1699-1701.
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