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Andalusia Historic House, Garden, & Arboretum, Bensalem, PA

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Andalusia Historic House, Garden, & Arboretum

A Biddle family estate on a wooded bluff above the Delaware River, north of Philadelphia, with a historic mansion, formal gardens, and native woodlands.

1237 State Rd, Andalusia, PA 19020 · Bensalem, PA

About Andalusia Historic House, Garden, & Arboretum

Andalusia sits on a wooded promontory overlooking the Delaware River, just north of Philadelphia. It was the ancestral home of the Biddle family and now combines a historic mansion, formal gardens, and preserved native woodland. The central house, known as the Big House, is a Greek Revival building that opened to the public in 1980. Visitors can wander the gardens on a self-guided walk, enjoy river views from the lawn, or take a guided tour of the house, which tells the story of the family who lived there from the 1790s to the 1970s. The site closes for the season in mid-November.

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