Hampton Hill (Richboro, Pennsylvania)
Hampton Hill, also known as the Bennet-Search House, is a historic home located at Richboro, Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The first section was built about 1744, and is a 2 1⁄2-story, two-bay by one-bay, stone house with a gable roof. The larger section was built about 1790, and is a 2 1⁄2-story, three-bay by two-bay, stone house with a gable roof. The roof was covered with slate in the 20th century. The house is thought to have harbored slaves on the Underground Railroad.[2]
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| Location | 1269 Second Street Pike, Richboro, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°13′25″N 75°0′34″W |
| Area | 3.3 acres (1.3 ha) |
| Built | c. 1744, c. 1790 |
| Built by | Bennet, Abraham |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001594[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 2, 1973 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[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). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Robert Donald Crompton and C. Dunlevey (September 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hampton Hill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-07.
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