The Springton Manor Farm is an historic, American farm and national historic district that is located in Wallace Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Springton Manor Farm | |
 Springton Manor, March 2011 | |
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| Location | South of Glenmoore at Springton and Creek Roads, Wallace Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°04′18″N 75°46′40″W / 40.07167°N 75.77778°W |
| Area | 260.5 acres (105.4 ha) |
| Built | 1711 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Georgian, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002200[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 7, 1979 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
History and architectural features
editThis property has fourteen contributing buildings, one contributing site, and five contributing structures. They include the main house, a cistern (c. 1870), a tool shed (c. 1850), an privy (c. 1840), a spring and milk house (c. 1836), a carriage house (c. 1840, 1887), a small barn (c. 1845), a corn crib (c. 1845), a bank barn (c. 1750), a stone lean-to (c. 1711, 1745), the ruins of a stone spring house (c. 1735), and hydraulic dams (c. 1870).
The main house was erected in three sections; the earliest dates to circa 1836, with additions and modifications made in 1887 and 1912. It is a two-and-one-half-story, seven-bay by two-bay, stuccoed stone dwelling with Georgian and Queen Anne style design details. It was the home of Congressman Abraham Robinson McIlvaine (1804-1863).[2]
This property is administered as a park and agricultural history museum by Chester County. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "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 November 2, 2012. Note: This includes Joan L.S. Davidson (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Springton Manor Farm" (PDF). Retrieved November 17, 2012.