Sharples Homestead

Sharples Homestead
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Sharples Homestead, January 2010
Location	22 Dean St., West Chester, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′24″N 75°36′13″W / 39.95667°N 75.60361°WCoordinates: 39°57′24″N 75°36′13″W / 39.95667°N 75.60361°W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	c. 1799-1805, 1884
Built by	Sharples, William
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP Reference #	85002412[1]
Added to NRHP	September 19, 1985

Sharples Homestead is a historic home located in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1799 and 1805, and is a 2 ¹⁄₂-story, three-bay brick dwelling in the Federal style. It has a two-story, two-bay wing with a 1 ¹⁄₂-story, stone kitchen addition. A one-story kitchen addition was added to the front of the wing in 1884. Also on the property is a contributing two-story carriage house built about 1888. The property was continuously occupied by the Sharples family from its construction until 1985.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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 Ray H. Ott, Jr. (May 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Butler House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.