Here is an excerpt from a King of Prussia Courier article written in the early 1970s when the King of Prussia Antique Shop was threatened by Mobile Oil. In 1959 the King of Prussia Historical Society conducted an exhaustive study of the old buildings remaining in the township. It found 256 sites and buildings known to be in existence before
Please join the King of Prussia Historical Society on Saturday, March 11th at 2:00 pm for a very special interactive program where we will examine “The King of Prussia Story”, documenting many of the historic structures in the area that existed at that time. First published in 1956, and edited in 1959, it tells of the need for historic preservation
Our King of Prussia Inn is well known and loved by history enthusiasts beyond our borders. Read how the Inn was described in this excerpt of a 1926 book, Early American Inns and Taverns, recently donated to the society. Please consider supporting us by joining (www.kophistory.org), volunteering, making a tax deductible donation or at least be a champion of our
Recently the King of Prussia Historical Society came across a brochure from the Birnbaum Auction Gallery in New York City from 1964. One of the items being auctioned was one of the old signs from the King of Prussia Inn, that was sold around 1920, when anti-German sentiment was high, and the Inn was renamed “The Old King Inn” for