Benjamin Blythe Homestead

Benjamin Blythe Homestead
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	217 Means Hollow Road, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°2′3″N77°30′43″W / 40.03417°N 77.51194°W / 40.03417; -77.51194
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP reference No.	77001160 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 15, 1977

Benjamin Blythe Homestead, also known as Hazel Glen and Blythstead, is a historic home located at Shippensburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was built before 1798, and is a two-story, limestone house in the Georgian style, with a rear kitchen ell. Also on the property is a contemporary limestone barn measuring 37 by 80 feet (11 by 24 m). Benjamin Blythe was one of the first 15 settlers of the Shippensburg area. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Rose Diller and Susan M. Zacher (January 1977). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Blythe, Benjamin, Homestead. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 16, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)