Twaddell's Mill and House
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Twaddell's Mill and House | |
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| Location | Rock Hill Road south of Chadds Ford, Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°50′40″N 75°35′24″W / 39.84444°N 75.59000°WCoordinates: 39°50′40″N 75°35′24″W / 39.84444°N 75.59000°W |
| Area | 120 acres (49 ha) |
| Built | 1812 |
| Architectural style | Other, Bank House |
| NRHP Reference # | 73001623[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 7, 1973 |
Twaddell's Mill and House, also known as Great Bend of the Brandywine and Big Bend, is a historic home and mill complex located at Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The property includes the main house, the foundation and part of the walls of a sawmill, root cellar, ice house, and spring house. Also on the property is a tenant house dated to the mid-18th century.
Tenant house
The main house is a 2 1/2 to 3 1/2-story bank house built of stone. The house is unique because was built between 1810 and 1820, using mid-18th century building techniques.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
See also
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). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (June 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Twaddell's Mill and House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-11.
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