Benjamin West Birthplace

Significant dates

Benjamin West Birthplace
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Benjamin West Birthplace, October 2009

Location	Swarthmore College campus, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°54′18″N 75°21′6″W / 39.90500°N 75.35167°W / 39.90500; -75.35167Coordinates: 39°54′18″N 75°21′6″W / 39.90500°N 75.35167°W / 39.90500; -75.35167
Built	1738
NRHP Reference #	66000662
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966^[1]
Designated NHL	December 21, 1965^[2]

Benjamin West Birthplace is a historic home located on the campus of Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It was the birthplace of artist Benjamin West who supported artists including Gilbert Stuart and Charles Willson Peale.^[3]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.^[2]^[1]

References

1 2 Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 "Benjamin West Birthplace". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
↑ Richard Greenwood (September 25, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Benjamin West Birthplace" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 1974. PDF (875 KB)

External links

Media related to Benjamin West birthplace at Wikimedia Commons

"Birthplace of Benjamin West, Artist, 1845" at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania

US National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania

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