The privately owned Historic Perkasie Park Camp Meeting will open its Victorian grounds and cottages to the public this August, as the association celebrates its 140th year with its ninth annual Founders Day event.
The free event is from noon to 3 p.m., rain or shine, Aug. 6. Parking is very limited, so visitors are asked to park on Ninth Street, if able to do so.
Visitors can take part in a self-guided tour of the park using a pre-printed map and visit selected cottages that have been opened by park residents. Masks may be required to enter cottages that are open for tours.
Perkasie Park features 60 Victorian-era cottages, a historic outdoor auditorium, and other buildings located on 21 acres of open space within Perkasie Borough. It is a summertime community for association members.
Perkasie Park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a Historic District; it also has been designated as a Historic Structure by Perkasie Borough.
Its auditorium is on the Bucks County Heritage Conservancy list. The park has held summertime religious services in the auditorium since 1882 and it has hosted services for nearly every religious group in the local Perkasie/Pennridge region.
The Founders Day event is presented by the Perkasie Park Historical Foundation.
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