Tyler's country home until the George F. Tyler Mansion was constructed. The mansion is now the administration building of the Bucks County Community College. The Solly House was leased as a Hostel from the 1970s to the 1990s, and the larger annex was demolished in 2010. The Tyler's purchased the surrounding land, roughly 2000 acres, in order to preserve it as farmland and keep it from being developed. The Tyler's restarted an Ayrshire dairy herd that had been abandoned in 1925, and it operated for 40 more years. In addition, they raised poultry, sheep and pigs, and the croplands were mainly used to supply feed for the livestock. The Tyler's upgraded many of the farms with plumbing and electricity, and many of the farmers hired where allotted to stay in the homes rent free. They also built a large stable for their 25 riding horses, workers, and groomers; the Tyler Stables now house the Tyler Center for the Arts. Stella Tyler left the entire estate to Temple University when she died in 1963. Temple University sold the property a year later to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Land for the park was acquired as part of the Project 70 Land Acquisition and Borrowing Act, with the governor approving the acquisition on November 17, 1964. Bucks County acquired roughly 200 acers of the estate around the mansion and built Bucks County Community College. Tyler State Park was formally dedicated and opened on May 25, 1974. Recreation Tyler State Park visitors can: walk or hike any of the paved or unpaved trails bike on any paved trails bring a horse to ride on the equine trails picnic and grill in designated areas fish in the creek canoe or kayak watch wildlife play disc golf attend a DCNR Environmental Education event or workshop take classes at the Tyler Center for the Arts. attend a community theater show Tyler State Park is a day-use park only, open till sunset, and does not provide overnight facilities or camping. According to the park recreations guide, there are 26.8 miles of paved trails and over 14.5 miles of hiking and equine trails. Tyler State Park does not rent horses for riding but does allow visitors to bring their own horses to ride; horse trailers can be parked at the Covered Bridge lot, No. 1 Lane lot, or Fisherman's parking lot. The designated picnic areas include the Boathouse, Maze,