Category
Managing organization
Address
243 S Main St, Zelienople, PA 16063
GeoLocation
Operating schedule
Monday through Friday beginning at 9:30 A.M. Advance notice is appreciated.
During tour season from June through September, scheduled tours are offered on Saturdays at 1:00 and 2:30.
During tour season from June through September, scheduled tours are offered on Saturdays at 1:00 and 2:30.
Phone number
724-452-9457
Notes
The tours cost $5 per person.
No reservations are necessary for the scheduled tours, unless you have a large group.
No reservations are necessary for the scheduled tours, unless you have a large group.
Zelienople Historical Society acquired the Passavant house in 1975, and today this historic building serves as a museum, the Lester Mohr Library, and the headquarters office for the society.
The Passavant House hosts an extensive collection of historical items related to the Passavant Family and is essential in preserving Zelienople's history.
The Zelienople Historical Society Museum collection includes clothing from early family members, furnishings, trunks, and household items from Germany. Items from the first Passavant store, family portraits, and several thousand letters written by and to Zélie Passavant, her children, other family members, and friends are housed at Passavant House.
Related
The Buhl House is the second historical house museum of the Zelienople Historical Society, located on South Main Street near Passavant House. Built in 1805, it is the oldest building in Zelienople, where Christian Buhl and his wife raised their eleven children.
Built in 1828 as a summer residence for Butler's only U.S. Senator, Walter Lowrie, this is the last remaining house of its type in the Butler area. A listing on the National Register of Historic Places honored its historical and architectural significance.
Red School House is the first public school in Butler, built in 1838 due to the Public School Act of 1836. It was used as a classroom until 1874, when a larger facility was built.
The original cabin, built by the Cooper family in 1810, was used as a county homestead. It was enlarged after the Civil War, and family descendants remained in it until 1963. In 1976, Cooper Cabin was deeded to the Butler County Historical Society.