Collins Mansion

Collins Mansion
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Collins Mansion, HABS Photo, August 1958
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Location	633 Goshen Rd., near West Chester, West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°58′30″N75°36′14″W / 39.97500°N 75.60389°W / 39.97500; -75.60389
Area	3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built	1727, 1758-1760
NRHP reference No.	72001110 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 9, 1972

Collins Mansion, also known as the Joseph Collins House, is a historic home located in West Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1727, and is a 2+1⁄2-story stone dwelling with a serpentine stone facade and fieldstone sidewalls. It was extensively renovated in 1758–1760. It is considered the oldest dwelling in West Chester. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Harvey Freedenberg (July 1971). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Collins Mansion. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 13, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

External links

• Joseph Collins House, 633 Goshen Road (West Goshen Township), West Chester, Chester County, PA: 8 photos, 6 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey