Whitford Garne

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Whitford Garne
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Whitford Garn, February 2011
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Location201 W. Boot Rd., West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°0′46″N75°37′34″W / 40.01278°N 75.62611°W / 40.01278; -75.62611
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1905
ArchitectDilkes, Albert W.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Other, Georgian Revival
MPS West Whiteland Township MRA
NRHP reference No. 84003317 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 6, 1984

Whitford Garne is a historic home located in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The house was built in 1905, and is a 2+12-story, five-bay dwelling with a service wing in the Georgian Revival style. It has a gable roof with dormers and the front facade features a Palladian window. It is used for a pool and tennis club in a planned residential development. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02.Note: This includes M.L. Wolf, Brandywine Cons. (December 1981). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Whitford Garne" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.