Joseph and Esther Phillips Plantation

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Joseph and Esther Phillips Plantation
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Phillips Plantation, Home, March 2011
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LocationBailey'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
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built1813
Architectural styleGothic Revival, Georgian
NRHP reference No. 90001414 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 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]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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 July 21, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2012.Note: This includes Frederick L. Richards and Paula Butera-Kunkel (February 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Joseph and Esther Phillips Plantation" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2012.