Hance House and Barn

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Hance House and Barn
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Location15 S Bridge Rd. (Rt. 842), East Bradford Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°55′39″N75°39′12″W / 39.92750°N 75.65333°W / 39.92750; -75.65333 Coordinates: 39°55′39″N75°39′12″W / 39.92750°N 75.65333°W / 39.92750; -75.65333
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1795
Built byJoseph Hance
Architectural styleEnglish Colonial
MPS West Branch Brandywine Creek MRA
NRHP reference No. 85002354 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 1985

Hance House and Barn is a historic home located in East Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The house was built in 1795, and is a two-story, three bay, fieldstone structure with a gable roof. It has a two-story, stone rear wing added about 1850. The property also includes a contributing stone and frame bank barn, smoke house, and shed. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]      

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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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Jane L.S. Davidson (December 1984). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Hance House and Barn" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-16.