Andalusia, The Graperies, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township), Andalusia, Bucks County, PA

Significance: The graperies attributed to Thomas U. Walter were one of the largest greenhouse-type structure of the time probably built in this country. The purpose of the graperies was indoor cultivation of grapes. In 1834 a glazed forcing house (a type of greenhouse) was built. Each grapery consisted of a long wall and a roofed structure. In 1838 an engine house was built to house steam engine, which pumped water up from the river to the water tower. Improvements were also made to the forcing houses that year...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-189
Survey number: HABS PA-1248-D
Building/structure dates: 1834-1836 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1838 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1910 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000649