Greenwood Farm (Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania)

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Greenwood Farm
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Greenwood Farm, February 2011
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Location888 West Valley Drive near Wayne, Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°4′3″N75°25′26″W / 40.06750°N 75.42389°W / 40.06750; -75.42389
Area3.6 acres (1.5 ha)
Built1915
Architectural styleFederal, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 96001196 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 24, 1996

Greenwood Farm is an historic home and farm located in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]

History and architectural features

The property includes the stone farmhouse, stone bank barn (built circa 1793), stone carriage house, tenant house, stone smokehouse, tennis court, and swimming pool.

The house pre-dates 1798, and was originally a three-bay, double-pile stone structure. A two-bay wing was added in the nineteenth century. The house was remodeled in 1915 in the Colonial Revival style. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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". ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on October 28, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2012.Note: This includes unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Greenwood Farm" (PDF). Retrieved November 3, 2012.