Thompson Farm | |
Thompsons Farmhouse, December 2010 | |
Location | 632 Chambers Rock Road near New London, London Britain Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°43′54″N75°46′57″W / 39.73167°N 75.78250°W Coordinates: 39°43′54″N75°46′57″W / 39.73167°N 75.78250°W |
Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
Built | c. 1800, 1833, 1857 |
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 83002228 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 14, 1983 |
Thompson Farm, also known as the Pierson Farm, is a historic home and farm located in London Britain Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It has five contributing buildings. They are a brick farmhouse, a stone and frame bank barn (c. 1800), frame outhouse, chicken house, and corn crib. The farmhouse was built in 1833, and expanded in 1857. [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]
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