Butler is a city and the county seat of Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 35 miles (56 km) north of Pittsburgh and is part of the Greater Pittsburgh region. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 13,502.
John Sedgwick was a military officer and Union Army general during the American Civil War.
Thomas Stalker Butler was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania from March 4, 1897 until his death, having been elected to the House sixteen times. He was the father of the Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler. He was Dean of the United States House of Representatives.
Waynesborough, also known as the Gen. Anthony Wayne House, is a historic house museum at 2049 Waynesborough Road in Easttown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Built in 1724 and repeatedly enlarged, it was for many years the home of American Revolutionary War general Anthony Wayne (1745–1796). A National Historic Landmark, it is now a museum operated by the Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks, offering tours and event rentals.
John Hannum III, also known as Col. John Hannum was a politician, businessman and colonial militiaman in Chester County, Pennsylvania influential in the establishment of West Chester, Pennsylvania as the county seat. His grandfather was an early settler in Pennsylvania, perhaps immigrating as early as 1682.
The Butler Armory is an historic National Guard armory which is located on Washington Street in Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania.
The Lapp Log House, also known as the Hopper Log House, is an historic, American home that is located in East Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Moore Hall, also known as the William Moore House, is an historic, American home that is located in Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Cressbrook Farm, also known as the Former Quarters of Brigadier General Duportail, is a historic home located in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The original house was built about 1745, and it has been enlarged several times since the main portion was added in 1825. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, stuccoed stone structure. During the American Revolution the house served as headquarters for Brigadier General Louis Lebègue Duportail in late 1777 and early 1778, during the encampment at Valley Forge.
The Maj. Gen. Lord Stirling Quarters, also known as the Homestead Farm (1880) and Echo Valley Farms (1926-1973), is an historic home that is located in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Federal Barn, also known as the barn at Cressbrook Farm, is a historic barn located in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The barn was built in two sections; the older dated to 1792 and the second section to about 1840. It is a two-story., six bay, Pennsylvania bank barn. It is of fieldstone and frame construction and has a gable roof. The barn is located about 150 feet from Cressbrook Farm house.
The David Ashbridge Log House is a historic home located at 1181 King Road in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. One of the historic properties included within the Battle of the Clouds Historic District, it was erected in 1782 by Quaker farmer David Ashbridge. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Joseph Rothrock House is a historic home located in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1858–59, and consists if a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay main section with a 2+1⁄2-story gabled ell in the Gothic style. Later additions have been made to the ell. It is constructed of brick and features a full-width front verandah.
The Jacob Zook House, also known as the Rodney House and Store, is an historic American home that is located on the East Lincoln Highway in Exton, West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
The Sharples Homestead is an historic, American home that is located in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Goodwin Acres is an historic home which is located in East Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
The Roger Hunt Mill is an historic, American grist mill complex that is located in Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
The William Ferguson Farm is an historic, American home and farm complex that is located in Wallace Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Philip Rogers House, also known as Penn Wick, is a historic home located in Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1750, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay-by-two-bay, random fieldstone dwelling. It has a gable roof with gable end chimneys. A 2+1⁄2-story kitchen wing was added before 1825.
Clinger-Moses Mill Complex, also known as Clement's Mill, is a historic mill complex located in West Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The property includes the site of two mills, a stone dam, a mill house, stone bank barn, and outbuildings. A former three-story grist mill built in 1860 has been converted to residential use. There is a four-story, three bay by three bay, fieldstone mill building. A five-bay, frame house has been built on the foundations of a former saw mill. The main house was built in 1801, and is a 2 1/2-story, fieldstone dwelling with a gable roof and two-story rear wing.
