History:

Before our time, this area was occupied by Lenni-Lenape Indians. The thirteen tribes were represented by Chief Tamanend, who signed a treaty with William Penn giving him a large portion of land in 1683. Penn, in turn, granted a large tract to the Free Society of Traders including New Britain Township and what would become Chalfont Borough. Legend has it that Chief Tamanend is buried in Chalfont near the confluence of the North and West branches of the Neshaminy Creek, but the site is unknown.

In 1720, Simon Simon Butler Mill House Simon Butler Mill House Butler purchased 176 acres of the land grant from Penn. The Village of Chalfont was a part of the purchase, along with a portion of New Britain Township. Butler's house and mill were completed in 1730. In 1745, he purchased an additional 465 acres and owned most of the land now known as Chalfont and the village was named Butler's Mill. As the only Justice of the Peace in this part of the county, Butler settled disputes between neighbors, wrote wills, surveyed land, settled estates, and helped lay out public roads such as Limekiln Pike. A later Simon Butler Mill House stands today at 116 East Butler Avenue, the current Route 202.