National Register of Historic Places
Andalusia
Also designated a National Historic Landmark.
Philadelphia vicinity, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
The record
- Listed
- November 13, 1966
- Type
- Building
- Address
- 1.4 mi. N of Philadelphia on PA 32, Philadelphia vicinity
- County
- Bucks
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Period of significance
- 1825 to 1849
- Contributing resources
- 2 buildings, 2 sites
- Coordinates
- 40.06518, -74.95717
- Reference number
- 66000649
The story
Written by AI from this property's National Register nomination and the record above; every sentence is checked against its sources before it appears here. Corrections: privacy@treealive.com
Andalusia is a Regency style house built in 1794, on PA 32 about 1.4 miles north of Philadelphia in Bucks County.
Why it's listed
It was listed in the National Register in 1966 under criterion B, with national significance in commerce and politics and government, and it is designated a National Historic Landmark. Its significance runs from 1794 to 1844, from the purchase of the land at Andalusia in that first year to the death of Nicholas Biddle.
Physical character
The walls are brick, and Thomas U. Walter added a south wing to the Craig house in 1834. The grounds cover 225 acres and hold two contributing buildings and two sites.
Historical context
John Craig bought the land in 1794, and the nomination names him as builder. The nomination records Biddle's service as a director of the Second Bank of the United States from 1819 to 1823 and his presidency of the bank from 1823. The bank's charter expired in 1836, and the house served as a single dwelling and was still a private residence at the time of its listing.