Enhancing the Health and Welfare
of Central Bucks County and Surrounding Communities
The historic James-Lorah Memorial Home offers tours and auditorium rentals.
The home has a rich history as the birthplace of Henry Chapman Mercer and the home of Miss Sarah M. James, the VIA member who donated the property to the organization upon her death in 1954.
In addition to serving as a meeting place for members of the Village Improvement Association of Doylestown, the James-Lorah Memorial Home is also listed on the National Register of Historic Homes and considered a historic place by the Bucks County Conservancy.
ABOUT the James-Lorah Memorial Home
The house has been a saddlery, law office, medical practice, and home for 85 years of Miss Sarah James, a founding member of the VIA, who donated the home to the organization upon her death. She is the “James” in the name. “Lorah” was to honor her sister, who married the Reverend Dr. George H. Lorah.