Hewson Cox House

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Hewson Cox House
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Hewson Cox House, April 2010
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LocationChurch Farm Rd., West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°2′51″N75°36′24″W / 40.04750°N 75.60667°W / 40.04750; -75.60667
Area7.3 acres (3.0 ha)
Built1854, 1904
Architectural styleRural Gothic-Cottage
MPS West Whiteland Township MRA
NRHP reference No. 84003188 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 2, 1984

The Hewson Cox House is an historic, American home that is located in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

History and architectural features

This historic house was built in 1854, and is a two-story, three-bay, cross-shaped, stuccoed, stone dwelling that was designed in the Rural Gothic-Cottage style. It has a steeply pitched four-gable roof and features a central projecting bay with Tudor-arched openings. It also has a 1+12-story rear kitchen ell, and was renovated in 1904. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

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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" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02.Note: This includes M. L. Wolf and Brandywine Cons. (December 1981). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Hewson Cox House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.