Joseph Gregg House

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Joseph Gregg House
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Location500 Chandler Mill Road, Kennett Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°49′05″N75°43′07″W / 39.81806°N 75.71861°W / 39.81806; -75.71861 Coordinates: 39°49′05″N75°43′07″W / 39.81806°N 75.71861°W / 39.81806; -75.71861
Area13 acres (5.3 ha)
Built1737
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference No. 94000007 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 4, 1994

The Joseph Gregg House is an historic home that is located in Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]

History and architectural features

The original section was built circa 1737. Additions were then made in roughly 1820, 1860 and 1986. The original section is a 2+12-story, three-bay, brick, Colonial farmhouse with a gable roof, measures twenty feet by thirty feet, and sits on a stone foundation. The section which includes the 1820 and 1860 additions was created using rubble fieldstone. [2]

This historic structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-12-22.Note: This includes Robert J. Wise, Jr. (August 1993). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Joseph Gregg House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-16.