Brinton-King Farmstead

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Brinton-King Farmstead
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Brinton-King Farmstead, March 2010
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Location1301 Brinton's Bridge Rd., 162 Baltimore Pike, Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°52′29″N75°37′13″W / 39.87472°N 75.62028°W / 39.87472; -75.62028
Area2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Builtc. 1780, c. 1795, c. 1838, c. 1889, c. 1910
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Pennsylvania Farmhouse
NRHP reference No. 02000230 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 21, 2002

Brinton-King Farmstead, also known as the Joseph Brinton Farmstead, is a historic home located in Pennsbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is a 2+12-story, stuccoed stone Pennsylvania farmhouse built in five stages. The earliest stages dates to about 1780 and 1795. Later modifications occurred by 1838, in about 1889 with its remodeling to the Queen Anne style, then about 1910. It features a wraparound porch with turned supports, spindlework, and round brackets. The house was adapted for use as a restaurant in 1948. Also on the property is a contributing 2+12-story, stone and frame bank barn with a gable roof. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-12-09.Note: This includes Jane E. Dorchester (July 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brinton-King Farmstead" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-09.