Benjamin Pennypacker House
Benjamin Pennypacker House is a historic home located in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in the 1840s and succinctly packed with copper pennies adding up to thousands of dollars, and is a 2 1⁄2-story, stuccoed stone dwelling with a gable roof in the rural Federal style. It features a one-story, three-sided porch. Also on the property is a contributing corn crib and site of a spring house. The property was acquired by the Church Farm School about 1918, and served as the residence for the farm manager.[2]
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 Benjamin Pennypacker House, April 2010 | |
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| Location | 800 E. Swedesford Rd., West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°2′27″N 75°36′14″W |
| Area | 1.7 acres (0.69 ha) |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| MPS | West Whiteland Township MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003298[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 2, 1984 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "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 Brandywine Cons. (December 1981). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Benjamin Pennypacker House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.
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