| Morton Homestead | |
| Location: | Prospect Park, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates: | 39.8769°N -75.3058°W |
| Built: | c.1698 |
| Added: | December 2, 1970 |
| Refnum: | 70000546 |
| Designated Other1 Name: | Pennsylvania state historical marker |
| Designated Other1 Abbr: | PHMC |
| Designated Other1 Date: | September 09, 1966[1] |
| Designated Other1 Link: | List of Pennsylvania state historical markers |
| Designated Other1 Color: | navy |
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The Morton Homestead is an historic, American homestead that is part of Morton Homestead State Park, which is located at 100 Lincoln Avenue in Prospect Park, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[2]
This homestead was founded in 1654 by Morton Mortenson, a Finnish immigrant, while the area was still part of the New Sweden colony. Mortenson's great-grandson, John Morton, signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Parts of the current house date back to the 1698 with a large addition constructed during the eighteenth century.[3] The Mortonson–Van Leer Log Cabin was originally on this plantation.