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History · Green Lane

Green Lane dates to 1730, and 49% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the William and Caroline Schall House. Below: maps from 1888 on and the census since 1880.

1730founded
1on the National Register
49%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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How Green Lane began

When was Green Lane founded?

1730

Green Lane dates its founding to 1730 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 187 in 18802020 census: 490296 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1871.The full story ↓

What stands out about Green Lane’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Green Lane are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18888 editions of the USGS map, 1888 to 1992. Watch Green Lane change.Old housesHalf of Green Lane’s homes were built before 1942.Older than the countryEstablished in 1730, 46 years before the Declaration of Independence.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Green Lane’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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On the map

Green Lane on the map, 1888 to 1992

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Green Lane. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Green Lane on the 1888 USGS mapGreen Lane on the 1890 USGS mapGreen Lane on the 1943 USGS mapGreen Lane on the 1953 USGS mapGreen Lane on the 1960 USGS mapGreen Lane on the 1973 USGS mapGreen Lane on the 1989 USGS mapGreen Lane on the 1992 USGS map1888Quakertown sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Green Lane.

The story

How Green Lane came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Green Lane.

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The William and Caroline Schall House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Green Lane, 1730 to 1991

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 18th century
  2. 1730
    FoundingGreen Lane is established
  3. 19th century
  4. 1871Post officeThe Green Lane post office opens
  5. 1888On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 20th century
  7. 1991Born hereLou Trivino is born here
By decade

Green Lane, decade by decade

Today5 recent
Green Lane, PA post office, Aug. 20262026Green Lane, PA post office, Aug. 2026Green Lane Montgomery County2017Green Lane Montgomery CountyGreen lane Fire Company2012Green lane Fire CompanyGreen Lane Borough Hall2012Green Lane Borough HallSchall House2011Schall House
On the National Register

1 historic place in Green Lane

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
2
each building in a district counts
first listed
2007
William and Caroline Schall House
William and Caroline Schall House
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Federal1
William and Caroline Schall HouseFederal

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Green Lane, census by census

010020030040050060018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 584

Between 187 and 584 people in every census since 1880.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Green Lane’s Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Marlborough Township4 historic placesA−Upper Frederick Township5 historic placesA−

Questions about Green Lane’s history

What year was Green Lane founded?

In 1730, according to Wikidata. Green Lane’s post office opened in 1871, and the census of 1880 counted 187 people here.

What is on the National Register in Green Lane?

One place: the William and Caroline Schall House (listed 2007).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (5), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.