Springton Manor Farm

Springton Manor Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Springton Manor, March 2011
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Location	South of Glenmoore at Springton and Creek Roads, Wallace Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°04′18″N75°46′40″W / 40.07167°N 75.77778°W / 40.07167; -75.77778
Area	260.5 acres (105.4 ha)
Built	1711
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Queen Anne, Georgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.	79002200 [1]
Added to NRHP	August 7, 1979

The Springton Manor Farm is an historic, American farm and national historic district that is located in Wallace Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. ^[1]

History and architectural features

This property has fourteen contributing buildings, one contributing site, and five contributing structures. They include the main house, a cistern (c. 1870), a tool shed (c. 1850), an privy (c. 1840), a spring and milk house (c. 1836), a carriage house (c. 1840, 1887), a small barn (c. 1845), a corn crib (c. 1845), a bank barn (c. 1750), a stone lean-to (c. 1711, 1745), the ruins of a stone spring house (c. 1735), and hydraulic dams (c. 1870).

The main house was erected in three sections; the earliest dates to circa 1836, with additions and modifications made in 1887 and 1912. It is a two-and-one-half-story, seven-bay by two-bay, stuccoed stone dwelling with Georgian and Queen Anne style design details. It was the home of Congressman Abraham Robinson McIlvaine (1804-1863). ^[2]

This property is administered as a park and agricultural history museum by Chester County.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Joan L.S. Davidson (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Springton Manor Farm. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 14, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

External links

• Springton Manor Farm website