William Painter Farm

William Painter Farm
William Painter Farm, November 2009
Nearest city 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Chadds Ford on U.S. Route 1, Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°52′42″N 75°33′10″W / 39.87833°N 75.55278°W / 39.87833; -75.55278Coordinates: 39°52′42″N 75°33′10″W / 39.87833°N 75.55278°W / 39.87833; -75.55278
Area 4.9 acres (2.0 ha)
Built 1808
NRHP Reference # 71000701[1]
Added to NRHP July 27, 1971

William Painter Farm is a historic home located at Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1808, and is a two-story painted brick building with a late 19th- and an early 20th-century addition. The home was used as a station on the Underground Railroad.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 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). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Eleanor M. Webster (May 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: William Painter Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-11.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, August 18, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.