Woodledge

	Woodledge
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Woodledge
Location	525 W. Lincoln Hwy., West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°1′26″N75°39′26″W / 40.02389°N 75.65722°W
Area	2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built	1935
Architect	Minich, Ralph P.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	West Whiteland Township MRA
NRHP reference No.	88001161
Added to NRHP	July 28, 1988

Last updated November 15, 2023

Woodledge is an historic, American home that is located in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1]

History and architectural features

This historic house was built in 1935. Designed in the Colonial Revival style, it consists of a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay, main block that is flanked by a two-story, two-bay wing and garage. All of the home's exterior walls were built using pointed stone, with the exception of the main block's eastern gable, which was "sheathed with beaded horizontal board." The main entrance, which is located in the central block's western bay, has "a bold surround with a curved broken pediment" and "a semi-circular fanlight with tracery." Each window on the home's south facade features working shutters.^[2]

Also located on the property is a one-story, stone and frame stable.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
1 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 and D. Snyder (December 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Woodledge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.

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[nris-1] 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-2] 1 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 and D. Snyder (December 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Woodledge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.

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