Joseph and Esther Phillips Plantation

Joseph and Esther Phillips Plantation
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Phillips Plantation, Home, March 2011
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Location	Bailey's Crossroads, south of Glen Run Road and south of Atglen, West Fallowfield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°55′36″N75°58′25″W / 39.92667°N 75.97361°W / 39.92667; -75.97361
Area	8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built	1813
Architectural style	Gothic Revival, Georgian
NRHP reference No.	90001414 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 5, 1990

The Joseph and Esther Phillips Plantation, also known as The Old Ritter Farm, is an historic American home and farm located in West Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

This plantation was established in 1813 when the house was built. The house is a 2½-story, five-bay, stuccoed limestone structure. It was built in the Georgian "I"-plan, and has a Gothic Revival-style porch that was added during the 1850s. Other contributing buildings are two stone and frame bank barns, a stone octagonal smokehouse, a frame carriage house and workshop, and a two-story, stone spring house. ^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Frederick L. Richards and Paula Butera-Kunkel (February 1990). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Phillips, Joseph and Esther, Plantation. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 15, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)