Hampton Hill (Richboro, Pennsylvania)

Hampton Hill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Hampton Hill, May 2006
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Location	1269 Second Street Pike, Richboro, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°13′25″N75°0′34″W / 40.22361°N 75.00944°W / 40.22361; -75.00944
Area	3.3 acres (1.3 ha)
Built	c. 1744, c. 1790
Built by	Bennet, Abraham
Architectural style	Colonial
NRHP reference No.	73001594 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 2, 1973

Hampton Hill, also known as the Bennet-Search House, is an historic, American home that is located in Richboro, Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. ^[1]

History and architectural features

The first section of this historic structure was built circa 1744, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, two-bay by one-bay, stone house with a gable roof. The larger section was built circa 1790, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay by two-bay, stone house with a gable roof. The roof was covered with slate during the twentieth century. The house is thought to have harbored formerly enslaved people who were escaping captivity via the Underground Railroad. ^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. ^[1]

References

1. "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 October 7, 2012.Note: This includes Robert Donald Crompton and C. Dunlevey (September 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hampton Hill" (PDF). Retrieved October 7, 2012.