Benjamin Pennypacker House

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Benjamin Pennypacker House
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Benjamin Pennypacker House, April 2010
Benjamin Pennypacker House is located in Pennsylvania
Benjamin Pennypacker House
Location800 E. Swedesford Rd., West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°2′27″N 75°36′14″W / 40.04083°N 75.60389°W / 40.04083; -75.60389Coordinates: 40°2′27″N 75°36′14″W / 40.04083°N 75.60389°W / 40.04083; -75.60389
Area1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Architectural styleFederal
MPSWest Whiteland Township MRA
NRHP reference No.84003298[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 2, 1984

Benjamin Pennypacker House is a historic home located in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in the 1840s and is a 2+1⁄2-story, stuccoed stone dwelling with a gable roof in the rural Federal style. It features a one-story, three-sided porch. Also on the property is a contributing corn crib and site of a spring house. The property was acquired by the Church Farm School about 1918, and served as the residence for the farm manager.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes M. L. Wolf and Brandywine Cons. (December 1981). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Benjamin Pennypacker House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.
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