Map of Chester County, Pennsylvania : from original surveys /
General-content county map also showing rural buildings and householders' names; larger real-property tracts with owners' names shown only in West Chester borough inset. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian... More
Fore Bay, Laurel Iron Works Chester County
Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
William Miller Barn, Elliott Road, Avondale, Chester County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5137-A Building/structure dates: after. 1750- before. 1800 Initial Construction
William & Rebecca Bones Springhouse, White Horse Road vicinity (Charle...
See also HABS PA-1189 for written data (page 6 of 6). Survey number: HABS PA-1189-A Building/structure dates: after. 1800- before. 1825 Initial Construction
Lundale Farm, Springhouse, State Route 100 (South Coventry Township), ...
See also HABS PA-1308 for additional information. Significance: The springhouse is the earliest structure on the property. It was built by James Pugh, who acquired the land in 1713. The design provided a spring... More
Barn, State Route 41, Bacton, Chester County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5243 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Strafford Railroad Station, East side of Old Eagle School Road, betwee...
Significance: This structure was built in 1876 as the Centennial Catalogue Building for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. It was then purchased at auction by the Pennsylvania Railroad for use as a... More
Allen House, Northbrook Road (Pocopson Township), Northbrook, Chester ...
Significance: This house, erected circa 1780, is possibly the original house on the farm, but was used as a tenant house by the mid nineteenth century. It is a good example of a bank house, once a common buildi... More
Birmingham Friends Meetinghouse, Birmingham & Meetinghouse Roads, Birm...
Significance: Wounded British troops were carried to this 1763 Meeting House during the Battle of Brandywine. Survey number: HABS PA-1193 Building/structure dates: 1763 Initial Construction Building/structu... More
Bradford Friends Meeting House, Northbrook Road, West Bradford Townshi...
1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Among the oldest extant Friends meeting houses in the Delaware Valley, erected in 1767, Bradford Meeting House's seemingly unconventional design more closely ... More
Bradford Friends Meeting House, Northbrook Road, West Bradford Townshi...
1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Among the oldest extant Friends meeting houses in the Delaware Valley, erected in 1767, Bradford Meeting House's seemingly unconventional design more closely ... More
Tenant House No. 1, French Creek, Hopewell, Chester County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5945 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Big House, East Head Race, Hopewell, Chester County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5941 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
John Parke House, 345 Main Street, Parkesburg, Chester County, PA
Significance: This small 19th century frame house over a fully raised basement of stuccoed stone was built circa 1846. One the first floor, two rooms had walls decorated with painted murals and trompe-d'oeil wo... More
Chester County Prison, 235 West Market Street, West Chester, Chester C...
Significance: This building is a good example of prison architecture of the middle third of the nineteenth century and was built in the best possible manner from the design of Thomas U. Walter. Survey number:... More
Yarnall-Hibberd House, Plumsock Road (Willistown Township), Whitehorse...
Significance: The original portion of this house, probably erected very early in the eighteenth century, provides a good example of the two-room stone farm houses, with corner fireplaces, built during this peri... More
Stone Barn, U.S. Route 30, Coatesville, Chester County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5230 Public domain photograph of a barn, farm, small home in Sweden, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Warrenpoint, State Route 83 (Warwick Township), Knauertown, Chester Co...
Significance: The house is an excellent example of a mid-eighteenth century house with few alterations. The stone work is of interest and much outstanding original interior woodwork remains. The original owner,... More
Varnum Headquarters, Spring House, State Route 23, Valley Forge, Chest...
Survey number: HABS PA-6171-B Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pure Oil Station, Strafford, Chester County, PA
Survey number: HAER PA-608 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Phoenix Iron Company, Pump House, Between Rolling Mill & Girder Shop N...
Survey number: HAER PA-493-E Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Wharton Esherick House & Studio, 1520 Horsehoe Trail, Malvern, Chester...
Significance: Wharton Esherick was, in the words of a 1970 survey, "the undisputed dean of American craftsman." Starting in 1926 Esherick spent forty years handcrafting additions and alterations to the building... More
Wharton Esherick House & Studio, 1520 Horsehoe Trail, Malvern, Chester...
Significance: Wharton Esherick was, in the words of a 1970 survey, "the undisputed dean of American craftsman." Starting in 1926 Esherick spent forty years handcrafting additions and alterations to the building... More
Pine Grove Bridge, Spanning Octoraro Creek at Ashville & Forge Roads, ...
Significance: The Pine Grove Bridge was built in 1884 after a destructive flood carried away an 1846 at this site. The county hired Capt. Elias McMellen, a well-respected and prolific Lancaster bridge builder ... More
David Parke House, 40 East Main Street, Parkesburg, Chester County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-200 Building/structure dates: after. 1750- before. 1800 Initial Construction
Varnum Headquarters, House, State Route 23, Valley Forge, Chester Coun...
Survey number: HABS PA-6171-A Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Varnum Headquarters, House, State Route 23, Valley Forge, Chester Coun...
Survey number: HABS PA-6171-A Public domain photograph of attic, house frame, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Williams Deluxe Cabins, Exton, Chester County, PA
Survey number: HAER PA-609 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Isabella Furnace, Bollinger Drive (West Nantmeal Township), Wyebrooke,...
Significance: This furnace, erected in 1835, was the last sizable one to be built in Chester County. It ceased operation in 1894, being the last active iron furnace in the County. Survey number: HABS PA-163 ... More
Stirling's Quarters, 555 Yellow Springs Road, Tredyffrin Township, Val...
Significance: Stirling's Quarters is named for one of George Washington's most distinguished Continental army officers, Major General William Alexander, Lord Stirling, who is reputed to have occupied the house... More
Stirling's Quarters, 555 Yellow Springs Road, Tredyffrin Township, Val...
Significance: Stirling's Quarters is named for one of George Washington's most distinguished Continental army officers, Major General William Alexander, Lord Stirling, who is reputed to have occupied the house... More
Woodward-Pennock Farm, Corn Crib, 741 Newark Road, Chatham, Chester Co...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N725 Survey number: HABS PA-5930-A Building/structure dates: ca. 1800- ca. 1825 Initial Construction
Gay Street Bridge, Spanning French Creek at Gay Street (State Route 11...
Significance: After its construction in 1926, the 12-span, reinforced concrete bridge was the longest such structure in Chester County. It is significant for the variety of span types and construction methods u... More
Tom Clark Barn, State Route 52 (Pocopson Township), Lenape, Chester Co...
Survey number: HABS PA-5236 Public domain photograph of a barn, farm, small home in Sweden, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Jerman-Walker Springhouse, North Valley Road (Tredyffrin Township), Pa...
Significance: Noteworthy as a well-preserved example of 18th century springhouses in the area. Survey number: HABS PA-1217 Building/structure dates: after. 1700- before. 1798 Initial Construction Building/s... More
Downingtown Friends Meeting House, 800 East Lancaster Avenue, Downingt...
Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Arnold-Temple House, Broad Run Road (West Bradford Township), Marshall...
Significance: This early building (c. 1715-1725) was the site of a fulling mill for over 175 years and preserves almost all architectural detail both exterior and interior. Survey number: HABS PA-1109 Buildi... More
Arnold-Temple House, Broad Run Road (West Bradford Township), Marshall...
Significance: This early building (c. 1715-1725) was the site of a fulling mill for over 175 years and preserves almost all architectural detail both exterior and interior. Survey number: HABS PA-1109 Buildi... More
Brinton 1704 House, Oakland Road (Birmingham Township), Dilworthtown, ...
Significance: This early (1704) stone house, although restored, retains much of its original architectural design and is representative of the larger type of dwelling house of a Chester County English Quaker. ... More
Daniel Hoopes House, State Route 926 (Westtown Township), Westtown, Ch...
Significance: This early house (two old sections 1723 and 1740) was owned by a prominent Quaker family and retains much original woodwork and hardware. Survey number: HABS PA-161 Building/structure dates: 17... More
Eagle School, Old Eagle School Road (State Route 543) (Tredyffrin Town...
Significance: This structure, erected in 1788, with an 1835 addition, is probably the oldest school building standing in Chester County. It was restored in 1897 by the trustees of the school. Survey number: H... More
Caln Friends Meeting House, Northeast corner of Kings Highway (Route 3...
Significance: Built in 1784 and extended in 1801, Caln Meeting House poses an unusual solution to the need to accommodate a quarterly meeting. The Caln Friends chose to expand their meeting space by adding onto... More
Caln Friends Meeting House, Northeast corner of Kings Highway (Route 3...
Significance: Built in 1784 and extended in 1801, Caln Meeting House poses an unusual solution to the need to accommodate a quarterly meeting. The Caln Friends chose to expand their meeting space by adding onto... More
Thomas Mill, Crum Creek (Willistown Township), Whitehorse, Chester Cou...
Significance: This mill, erected in 1774 by the miller himself, is little changed and was in running order within the last decade. Survey number: HABS PA-1214 Building/structure dates: 1774 Initial Construction
Hopewell Village, Employees Quarters, St. Peter's vicinity, Hopewell, ...
Significance: Original building was the eastern two bays of this structure; the western bay was added shortly after construction. Survey number: HABS PA-5160 Building/structure dates: ca. 1810 Initial Constr... More
Joseph Jackson House, Old Baltimore Pike (London Grove Township), West...
Significance: Built in 1742 by an English Quaker, this house has interesting brick patterns and retains a considerable amount of its fine original interior detail, including some excellent graining. Survey nu... More
Joseph Jackson House, Old Baltimore Pike (London Grove Township), West...
Significance: Built in 1742 by an English Quaker, this house has interesting brick patterns and retains a considerable amount of its fine original interior detail, including some excellent graining. Survey nu... More
Joseph Jackson House, Old Baltimore Pike (London Grove Township), West...
Significance: Built in 1742 by an English Quaker, this house has interesting brick patterns and retains a considerable amount of its fine original interior detail, including some excellent graining. Survey nu... More
London Grove Friends Meeting House, Southwest of Route 926 & Newark Ro...
1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N332 Survey number: HABS PA-6232
Chester County Horticultural Hall, 225 North High Street, West Chester...
Significance: This unusual building, originally erected for a horticultural society but later used as a town meeting hall, exhibition space, theater, and historical society, was the last building in West Cheste... More
Pusey House, Woodview Road (London Grove Township), Chatham, Chester C...
Significance: The Pusey House is a good example of an early eighteenth century house which was expanded as needed. It also contains some excellent original interior woodwork and hardware with unusual features s... More
Pusey House, Woodview Road (London Grove Township), Chatham, Chester C...
Significance: The Pusey House is a good example of an early eighteenth century house which was expanded as needed. It also contains some excellent original interior woodwork and hardware with unusual features s... More
Marlborough Friends Meeting House, Intersecton of Marlboro & Marlboro ...
Public domain scan of a technical diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Morriseianna, State Route 41 (London Grove Township), Chatham, Chester...
Significance: Large house built in 1843 according to plaques on front downspouts, but appears to have been built in several stages and may incorporate parts of an earlier house (possibly as early as ca. 1700). ... More
George Matlack House, 409 Westtown Road (West Goshen Township), West C...
Significance: The manner in which this house was built seems typical of a great number of Chester County farm houses. The two-story brick east section (three bays) was built ca. 1786 as an addition to an old lo... More
Sharpless House, Birmingham Road (Birmingham Township), Birmingham, Ch...
Significance: House was built in several stages although the chronology is not known. The earliest section may date from the early 1700's, but the front section was built ca. 1800. Birthplace of Isaac Sharpless... More
Hares Hill Road Bridge, Spanning French Creek, Kimberton, Chester Coun...
Significance: The Hares Hill Road Bridge, probably best described as an arched girder with latticed webbing is the only known surviving example of Thomas W. H. Moseley's "Wrought Iron Lattice Girder Bridge" and... More
Hares Hill Road Bridge, Spanning French Creek, Kimberton, Chester Coun...
Significance: The Hares Hill Road Bridge, probably best described as an arched girder with latticed webbing is the only known surviving example of Thomas W. H. Moseley's "Wrought Iron Lattice Girder Bridge" and... More
Baldwin-Sharpless House, U.S. Route 30 (East Caln Township), Downingto...
Significance: This early 18th century stone house while retaining much of its original appearance illustrates through its additions the growth of a farm house belonging to a Quaker family over many generations.... More
Baldwin-Sharpless House, U.S. Route 30 (East Caln Township), Downingto...
Significance: This early 18th century stone house while retaining much of its original appearance illustrates through its additions the growth of a farm house belonging to a Quaker family over many generations.... More
Mary A. Bair House, Conestoga Road & Cassatt Avenue (Tredyffrin Townsh...
Significance: Elaborate house with interesting Queen Anne details, but remodeled. Survey number: HABS PA-117 Building/structure dates: 1877 Initial Construction
Mary A. Bair House, Conestoga Road & Cassatt Avenue (Tredyffrin Townsh...
Significance: Elaborate house with interesting Queen Anne details, but remodeled. Survey number: HABS PA-117 Building/structure dates: 1877 Initial Construction
Mary A. Bair House, Conestoga Road & Cassatt Avenue (Tredyffrin Townsh...
Significance: Elaborate house with interesting Queen Anne details, but remodeled. Survey number: HABS PA-117 Building/structure dates: 1877 Initial Construction
Matlack-Townsend House, 225 North Matlack Street, West Chester, Cheste...
Significance: This house, part of which dates from about 1785, was the residence of the well-known botanist, David Townsend. Survey number: HABS PA-243 Building/structure dates: ca. 1785 Initial Construction ... More
Office Store, Hopewell, Chester County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5943 Public domain photograph of attic, house frame, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Church of St. Peter-in-the-Great Valley, Saint Peter's Road (East Whit...
Significance: Saint Peter's, erected in 1744, had been considerably altered over the years, but in 1944 it was restored as accurately as possible to its original design. It served as a chapel for the British Ar... More
New West Grove Friends Meeting House, State Road, near Guernsey Road, ...
The address was changed from "New Harmony Road" to "State Road, near Guernsey Road" to more accurately reflect its location. 1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Survey number: HABS PA-6665 Buildi... More
Valley Forge National Historical Park, Bounded by Schuykill River, Rou...
Significance: Valley Forge National Historic Park is a landmark in American history as the site of the Revolutionary War era winter encampment of General George Washington and the Continental Army. From Decembe... More
Valley Forge National Historical Park, Bounded by Schuykill River, Rou...
Significance: Valley Forge National Historic Park is a landmark in American history as the site of the Revolutionary War era winter encampment of General George Washington and the Continental Army. From Decembe... More
Valley Forge National Historical Park, Bounded by Schuykill River, Rou...
Significance: Valley Forge National Historic Park is a landmark in American history as the site of the Revolutionary War era winter encampment of General George Washington and the Continental Army. From Decembe... More
Valley Forge National Historical Park, Bounded by Schuykill River, Rou...
Significance: Valley Forge National Historic Park is a landmark in American history as the site of the Revolutionary War era winter encampment of General George Washington and the Continental Army. From Decembe... More
Valley Forge National Historical Park, Bounded by Schuykill River, Rou...
Significance: Valley Forge National Historic Park is a landmark in American history as the site of the Revolutionary War era winter encampment of General George Washington and the Continental Army. From Decembe... More
West Grove Friends Meeting House, 153 East Harmony Road, West Grove, C...
Significance: Erected in 1903, West Grove Meeting House is an example of a meeting house type that became common within the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting during the early twentieth century. Friends held an organ... More
West Grove Friends Meeting House, 153 East Harmony Road, West Grove, C...
Significance: Erected in 1903, West Grove Meeting House is an example of a meeting house type that became common within the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting during the early twentieth century. Friends held an organ... More
Phoenix Iron Company, Foundry Building, Main Street at Mill Street, Ph...
Significance: Iron work began on the banks of French Creek in 1783 and continued, weathering massive changes in ferrous metalworking techniques, for 200 years. The foundry produced castings ancillary to the Pho... More
Phoenix Iron Company, Foundry Building, Main Street at Mill Street, Ph...
Significance: Iron work began on the banks of French Creek in 1783 and continued, weathering massive changes in ferrous metalworking techniques, for 200 years. The foundry produced castings ancillary to the Pho... More
Phoenix Iron Company, Foundry Building, Main Street at Mill Street, Ph...
Significance: Iron work began on the banks of French Creek in 1783 and continued, weathering massive changes in ferrous metalworking techniques, for 200 years. The foundry produced castings ancillary to the Pho... More
Phoenix Iron Company, Foundry Building, Main Street at Mill Street, Ph...
Significance: Iron work began on the banks of French Creek in 1783 and continued, weathering massive changes in ferrous metalworking techniques, for 200 years. The foundry produced castings ancillary to the Pho... More
Mount Pleasant Grist Mill, Warwick Furnace & County Park Roads, Saint ...
Significance: Christopher Knauer had his Mount Pleasant Grist Mill built along the South Branch of French Creek ca. 1805 as a replacement to an earlier mill built by Henry Hockley in the 1730s. Knauer's impress... More
Sibyla Brinton House, 311 South Church Street, West Chester, Chester C...
Survey number: HABS PA-249 Building/structure dates: ca. 1850 Initial Construction
Honey Brook, Pennsylvania (vicinity). Amish farmer driving cultivator....
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Honey Brook, Pennsylvania (vicinity). Rocks removed from field by Morr...
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William Miller House, Elliott Road, Avondale, Chester County, PA
Significance: This house has sections dating 1730 and 1771 by early Chester County settlers. An 1806 addition burned in 1920. Survey number: HABS PA-5137 Building/structure dates: 1730 Initial Construction B... More
Hopewell Village, Harrison Lloyd House, St. Peter's vicinity, Hopewell...
Survey number: HABS PA-5168 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
William Miller House, Elliott Road, Avondale, Chester County, PA
Significance: This house has sections dating 1730 and 1771 by early Chester County settlers. An 1806 addition burned in 1920. Survey number: HABS PA-5137 Building/structure dates: 1730 Initial Construction B... More
Strafford Railroad Station, East side of Old Eagle School Road, betwee...
Significance: This structure was built in 1876 as the Centennial Catalogue Building for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. It was then purchased at auction by the Pennsylvania Railroad for use as a... More
Stone Barn, State Route 52 (Pennsbury Township), Hamorton, Chester Cou...
Survey number: HABS PA-5240 Public domain photograph of a barn, farm, small home in Sweden, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
London Britain Meeting House, Route 896, .5 mile south of Kemblesville...
1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N333 Survey number: HABS PA-6231
First Presbyterian Church, 130 West Miner Street, West Chester, Cheste...
Significance: This Classic Revival Presbyterian Church was one of the earlier designs of Thomas U. Walter. Survey number: HABS PA-1115 Building/structure dates: 1832-1834 Initial Construction Building/struc... More
Bradford Friends Meeting House, Northbrook Road, West Bradford Townshi...
1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Among the oldest extant Friends meeting houses in the Delaware Valley, erected in 1767, Bradford Meeting House's seemingly unconventional design more closely ... More
Bradford Friends Meeting House, Northbrook Road, West Bradford Townshi...
1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Among the oldest extant Friends meeting houses in the Delaware Valley, erected in 1767, Bradford Meeting House's seemingly unconventional design more closely ... More
Bradford Friends Meeting House, Northbrook Road, West Bradford Townshi...
1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Among the oldest extant Friends meeting houses in the Delaware Valley, erected in 1767, Bradford Meeting House's seemingly unconventional design more closely ... More
Bradford Friends Meeting House, Northbrook Road, West Bradford Townshi...
1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Among the oldest extant Friends meeting houses in the Delaware Valley, erected in 1767, Bradford Meeting House's seemingly unconventional design more closely ... More
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylv...
Mar 1886. 7 Sheet(s). Pennsylvania fire insurance map. Sanborn fire insurance maps are detailed maps of cities and towns produced by the Sanborn Map Company for the purpose of assessing fire insurance liabi... More
Old Kennett Meeting House, U.S. Route 1, 1 mile North of Longwood Gard...
1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Old Kennett is one of the oldest extant Friends meeting houses in the Delaware Valley, erected sometime between 1718 and 1731. Its single-cell, c... More
Old Kennett Meeting House, U.S. Route 1, 1 mile North of Longwood Gard...
1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Old Kennett is one of the oldest extant Friends meeting houses in the Delaware Valley, erected sometime between 1718 and 1731. Its single-cell, c... More
Old Kennett Meeting House, U.S. Route 1, 1 mile North of Longwood Gard...
1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Old Kennett is one of the oldest extant Friends meeting houses in the Delaware Valley, erected sometime between 1718 and 1731. Its single-cell, c... More
John Parke House, 345 Main Street, Parkesburg, Chester County, PA
Significance: This small 19th century frame house over a fully raised basement of stuccoed stone was built circa 1846. One the first floor, two rooms had walls decorated with painted murals and trompe-d'oeil wo... More
Chester County Prison, 235 West Market Street, West Chester, Chester C...
Significance: This building is a good example of prison architecture of the middle third of the nineteenth century and was built in the best possible manner from the design of Thomas U. Walter. Survey number:... More
Chester County Prison, 235 West Market Street, West Chester, Chester C...
Significance: This building is a good example of prison architecture of the middle third of the nineteenth century and was built in the best possible manner from the design of Thomas U. Walter. Survey number:... More