Hance House and Barn

	Hance House and Barn
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Hance House, March 2011
Location	15 S Bridge Rd. (Rt. 842), East Bradford Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°55′39″N75°39′12″W / 39.92750°N 75.65333°W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1795
Built by	Joseph Hance
Architectural style	English Colonial
MPS	West Branch Brandywine Creek MRA
NRHP reference No.	85002354
Added to NRHP	September 16, 1985

Last updated July 10, 2024

The Hance House and Barn is an historic, American home and barn complex that is located in East Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

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 that was added circa 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 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-12-23.Note: This includes Jane L.S. Davidson (December 1984). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Hance House and Barn" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-16.

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[nris-1] 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-2] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-12-23.Note: This includes Jane L.S. Davidson (December 1984). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Hance House and Barn" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-16.

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