Chamberlain-Pennell House

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Chamberlain-Pennell House
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Chamberlain Pennel House, November 2009
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LocationWest of Media off U.S. Route 1 at Valley Brook Road, Chester Heights, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°53′52″N75°28′47″W / 39.89778°N 75.47972°W / 39.89778; -75.47972
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Builtc. 1722
ArchitectStanton, W. Macy
Architectural styleHall, passage, parlor plan
NRHP reference No. 77001165 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 1977

The Chamberlain-Pennell House, also known as Hill of Skye, is a historic home located at Chester Heights, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The building was built about 1722 and "modernized" in the mid-19th century. The 2+12-story, brick house in configured in a "hall, passage, parlor" plan. A 1+12-story kitchen wing was added to the west side sometime before 1798. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 27, 1977. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-01-06.Note: This includes Alice Kent Schooler and William K. Watson (April 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chamberlain-Pennell House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-02.