Coventry Hall

	Coventry Hall
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Coventry Hall
Location	Off PA 23, Township, South Coventry Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°10′30″N75°41′14″W / 40.17500°N 75.68722°W
Area	9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built	c. 1750, c. 1798, 1803
Architectural style	Colonial, Federal
NRHP reference No.	74001767
Added to NRHP	December 16, 1974

Last updated December 26, 2023

Coventry Hall, also known as Oakleigh, is a historic home located in South Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in three major phases. The oldest section was built between 1740 and 1760. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, fieldstone structure with a gable roof and cut stone on the front facade. Two additions were made on the east end; the first about 1798 and the second in 1803.^[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1]

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References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-11-02.Note: This includes Eleanor Winsor (October 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Coventry Hall" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-17.

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[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nom-2] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-11-02.Note: This includes Eleanor Winsor (October 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Coventry Hall" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-17.

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