New Sweden Farmstead Museum

The New Sweden Farmstead Museum is an open-air museum showing seven buildings constructed using traditional Swedish methods from the 1600s. The structures were originally built in Bridgeton, New Jersey and later relocated to Governor Printz Park in Essington, Pennsylvania.

The museum developed in the 1980s to preserve remains of Swedish and Finnish settlements from the 1600s, which were an important part of early colonial North America. The buildings were restored and brought together to document how these early settlers lived.

The buildings show how Swedish and Finnish immigrants organized their communities in the Delaware Valley during the 1600s. Visitors can see how these settlers arranged their homes and farms, and what daily customs they followed in their new land.

The museum is located in Governor Printz Park in Essington, Pennsylvania, welcoming visitors during summer months. The site is easy to explore on foot and includes a pleasant park area surrounding the buildings.

Finnish log building techniques used in these early settlements later influenced construction methods across colonial times. This building style proved so practical and durable that other settlers adopted it as they established communities in different regions.

Location: New Jersey

Architectural style: rustic architecture

GPS coordinates: 39.43460,-75.23680

Latest update: December 14, 2025 11:22