East Bradford Boarding School for Boys

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East Bradford Boarding School for Boys
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East Bradford Boarding School for Boys, March 2011
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Location1 mile (1.6 km) east of Lenape at Birmingham and Lenape Roads, East Bradford Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°55′47″N75°37′7″W / 39.92972°N 75.61861°W / 39.92972; -75.61861
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Builtc. 1800
NRHP reference No. 73001605 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 7, 1973

East Bradford Boarding School for Boys, also known as the Richard Strode House, is a historic boys boarding school building located in East Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The original section of the house was built between 1790 and 1810. It is a 2+12-story, five-bay, stone structure with a gable roof with dormers. The porches and kitchen wing were added in the 20th century. A school operated in the dwelling from 1816 to 1857. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1] It is located in the Strode's Mill Historic District.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved December 23, 2012.Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (April 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: East Bradford Boarding School for Boys" (PDF). Retrieved December 16, 2012.