Edgewood | |
Edgewood, December 2009 | |
Location | Southeast of the junction of County Roads 15087 and 15221, near West Chester, Birmingham Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°54′14″N75°35′22″W / 39.90389°N 75.58944°W |
Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
Built | 1846 |
Architectural style | Gothic |
NRHP reference No. | 09000102 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 7, 1973 |
Edgewood, also known as the Charles Sharpless House, is a historic home located in Birmingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1846, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, serpentine structure in the Victorian Gothic style. After 1873, it was remodeled and a four-story tower added. [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]
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