Springdale Farm (Mendenhall, Pennsylvania)
Springdale Farm | |
Location | Northeast of Mendenhall on Hillendale Road, Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°51′39″N 75°37′45″W / 39.86083°N 75.62917°WCoordinates: 39°51′39″N 75°37′45″W / 39.86083°N 75.62917°W |
Area | 111.3 acres (45.0 ha) |
Built | c. 1748, 1836 |
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 73001607[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 7, 1973 |
Springdale Farm, also known as Elwood Mendenhall Farm, is a historic home located in Pennsbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The original house was built before 1748, and now forms a wing of the main house. The main house was built in 1836, and is a 2 1/2-story, five bay, stone Federal-style dwelling. It has a steep gable roof and a long porch added in the 1870s. The property has been continuously owned by the Mendenhall family since 1703.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (July 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Springdale Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-10.
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Federal architecture in Pennsylvania
- Houses completed in 1836
- Houses in Chester County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Chester County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs