Benjamin Rush House | |
Location | Boot Rd., West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°0′32″N75°36′17″W / 40.00889°N 75.60472°W |
Area | 1.4 acres (0.57 ha) |
Built | 1908 |
Architect | George Bispham Page |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Other, Georgian Revival |
MPS | West Whiteland Township MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 84003300 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 2, 1984 |
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]
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