John Burroughs Homestead

John Burroughs Homestead
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
John Burroughs Homestead. November 2012.
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Location	Wrightstown-Taylorsville Road, Taylorsville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°17′04″N74°54′02″W / 40.28444°N 74.90056°W / 40.28444; -74.90056
Area	10 acres (4.0 ha)
NRHP reference No.	84003163 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 5, 1984

The John Burroughs Homestead, also known as Shady Hill and the Lieutenant Colonel James Hendricks Headquarters, is an historic American home that is located in Taylorsville, Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. ^[1]

History and architectural features

This historic house dates to the eighteenth century and was built in four sections. The oldest section is a 2+1⁄2-story, uncoursed fieldstone structure. The second section is a 2+1⁄2-story, coursed fieldstone structure. The third section is a two-story, random-coursed fieldstone structure, and the fourth section is a small, one-story frame vestibule. Also located on the property are a contributing 2+1⁄2-story, fieldstone carriage house, tool shed, and a stone-and-frame caretaker's cottage. ^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Jeffrey Marshall and Lillie D. Zierau (April 1980). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Burroughs, John, Homestead. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 10, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)