Robert Rooke House
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Robert Rooke House | |
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Rooke House, March 2011 | |
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| Location | North of Downingtown on Horseshoe Trail at Fellowship Road, West Vincent Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°07′19″N 75°39′42″W / 40.12194°N 75.66167°WCoordinates: 40°07′19″N 75°39′42″W / 40.12194°N 75.66167°W |
| Area | 54 acres (22 ha) |
| Built | c. 1841 |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Other, Early Victorian |
| NRHP Reference # | 73001602[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 19, 1973 |
Robert Rooke House is a historic home located in West Vincent Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The house is in two section. The original section is a 2 1⁄2-story, fieldstone structure, two bays by one bay. The original structure later became the kitchen wing. It was expanded about 1841, with a three-story, five-bay by two-bay, fieldstone structure. It has a gable roof and is in a transitional Georgian / Victorian style.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "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 unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Robert Rooke House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-20.
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