Martin-Little House

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Martin-Little House
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LocationSouth of Phoenixville off Pennsylvania Route 113 on Church Road, Charlestown Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°5′3″N75°33′51″W / 40.08417°N 75.56417°W / 40.08417; -75.56417 Coordinates: 40°5′3″N75°33′51″W / 40.08417°N 75.56417°W / 40.08417; -75.56417
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1735, 1810
NRHP reference No. 73001611 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 2, 1973

The Martin-Little House is an historic, American home that is located in Charlestown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]

History and architectural features

This historic structure consists of five sections that were built roughly between 1735 and 1960. The oldest section was built circa 1735, and is a 1+12-story, stuccoed, stone, saltbox-form dwelling. A 2+12-story, five-bay, stone, main section was added as a wing in 1810. Later additions are the two-story kitchen wing, which dates to the late-nineteenth century, a two-story bedroom wing from the mid-twentieth century, and a one-story, shed-roofed, frame addition from 1960. The oldest section may have served as a stagecoach stop and post office in the mid-eighteenth century. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [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). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Eleanor Winsor and Harvey Freedenberg (August 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Inventory-Nomination: Martin-Little House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-01.