Phoenixville is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States, 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Philadelphia, at the junction of French Creek with the Schuylkill River. It is located in the Philadelphia Metro Area. The population is 16,440 as of the 2010 Census.
The William Brinton 1704 House is a historic house museum located 21 Oakland Road in Delaware County, Pennsylvania about five miles south of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Built in 1704, it is well-preserved example of an early Delaware Valley stone house, which served as a residence of one family for over 150 years. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1967. It is open for tours on weekends between May and October, or by appointment.
Mont Clare is a village in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The village is located on the left bank of the Schuylkill River, opposite Phoenixville and Chester County. Mont Clare is at the site of the former Jacobs' ford. Mont Clare hosts the only functional lock and one of only two remaining watered stretches of the Schuylkill Canal. Mont Clare was the birthplace of the infamous outlaw Sundance Kid.
Isaac Anderson was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He documented the history of the Charlestown, PA area.
Patrick Anderson (1719–1793) was an American Patriot who was an officer in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution and later was a member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
Waynesborough, also known as the Gen. Anthony Wayne House, is a historic house museum at 2049 Waynesborough Road, just south of Paoli in Easttown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Built in 1724 and repeatedly enlarged, it was for many years the home of American Revolutionary War general Anthony Wayne (1745-1796). A National Historic Landmark, it is now a museum operated by the Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks, offering tours and event rentals.
Townsend House, also known as Lundale Farm, is a historic home located near Pughtown in South Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in three phases. The oldest section dates to 1796, with additions made in the early 19th century, and in 1950. The main house was built in the first two phases and is a 2 1⁄2-story, five-bay, random fieldstone structure coated in stucco. It has a gable roof and a brick chimney at the west gable end. The 1950 addition is a 2 1⁄2-story structure attached at the east end. Also on the property is a stone springhouse dated to the early 18th century.
The Chester Town Hall is a historic governmental building and community meeting place in the village of Chesterville, Ohio, United States. Built in the 1860s by the village and a fraternal society, it has served as home for both entities throughout its history, as well as providing space for Chester Township officials and community gatherings. Along with numerous other buildings in the village, it has been named a historic site.
White Horse Farm, also known as the Elijah F. Pennypacker House, is a historic home and farm located in Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The original section was built around 1770. In the 19th century, it was the home of abolitionist Elijah F. Pennypacker and served as a station on the Underground Railroad. The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
Samuel W. Pennypacker School is a historic elementary school located in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia.
Spring Mill Complex, also known as the Michael Gunkle Spring Mill, is a historic grist mill complex located in East Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The mill was built in 1793, and is a 2 1⁄2-story, banked stone structure with a gable roof. Also on the property are the contributing 2 1⁄2-story, stuccoed stone miller's house; a 1-story, stone spring house; a 1-story, stone smoke house; and a 1-story, stone carriage house. The mill remained in continuous operation into the 1940s.
Matthias Pennypacker Farm, also known as Tinker Dam Farm, is a historic farmhouse located in Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It consists of two sections in the shape of an "L" and in the Georgian style. It is constructed of rubble masonry and has a slate gable roof. The older section pre-dates the American Revolution and is two stories and two bays wide. The main portion is dated to 1830, and is three stories high and five bays wide. Also on the property are a small stone smokehouse, spring house, root cellar, and large stone barn measuring 40 feet by 60 feet and dated to 1830.
Moses Coates Jr. Farm, also known as Meadow Brook Farm, is a historic home and farm located in Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The house is a 2 1⁄2-story, ell-shaped, stuccoed stone structure with a gable roof. The oldest section dates to about 1754, as a two-story, six-bay two room over two room house in the Georgian style. About 1800, a three-bay section was added. An addition expansion was in 1896, and the house reconstructed in 1933 for use as a clubhouse, at which time the property was converted to a 9-hole golf course. Also on the property are a contributing bank barn, carriage house, and two spring houses. During the American Revolution the house served as officer's quarters for American officers in late-1777 and early-1778 during the encampment at Valley Forge.
Benjamin Jacobs House is a historic home located in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was built about 1790, and was originally a two-story, three bay, double pile side hall stone dwelling in the 2/3 Georgian style. It has a gable roof with dormers. The house has a stone kitchen wing, making the house five bays wide, and frame wing with a two-story porch.
Benjamin Pennypacker House is a historic home located in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in the 1840s and succinctly packed with copper pennies adding up to thousands of dollars, and is a 2 1⁄2-story, stuccoed stone dwelling with a gable roof in the rural Federal style. It features a one-story, three-sided porch. Also on the property is a contributing corn crib and site of a spring house. The property was acquired by the Church Farm School about 1918, and served as the residence for the farm manager.
Collins Mansion, also known as the Joseph Collins House, is a historic home located in West Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1727, and is a 2 1⁄2-story, stone dwelling, with a serpentine stone facade and fieldstone sidewalls. It was extensively renovated in 1758-1760. It is considered the oldest dwelling in West Chester.
William Everhart Buildings, also known as the Everhart-Lincoln Building, is a historic commercial building located in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built by Congressman William Everhart (1785-1868) about 1833, and is a three-story, three bay, rectangular brick building in the Federal style. It measures 40 feet long and between 20 and 25 feet wide. The front facade features a hipped roof second story wrought iron porch added in 1868. The building housed a number of printing concerns, most notably newspapers. It was the printing house where Abraham Lincoln's first biography was published on February 11, 1860, as an article in the Chester County Times.
Chester Springs Historic District, also known as The Old Art School, Orphan's School, Yellow Springs Spa, and Good News Buildings, is a national historic district located in West Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 7 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in the spa community of Chester Springs. The district includes the old hotel and inn, two large residences, a bath house at one end of the springs, and a studio. It also includes a wooden summer house that enclosed the iron springs. The property was the site of a hospital commissioned by the Continental Congress and built in 1777. The three-story, 106 feet by 36 feet wide building burned in 1902, was reconstructed, then burned again in the 1960s. The Yellow Springs resort operated in the early-mid 19th century and many of the buildings date from that period.
William Harvey House is a historic home located in Pennsbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The original house was built c. 1715, and is a 2 1/2- to 3 1/2-story, stone banked dwelling. It is the earliest of the five Harvey family homes in Pennsbury Township.
Taylor House, also known as Meadowview Farm and Taylor-Parke House, is a historic home located in East Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1768, and has three sections. The main section is 2 1/2-stories and constructed of fieldstone. It is four bays wide and has a gable roof. It has a 1 1/2-story stone kitchen wing and an attached stone shed.
