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
Pennsylvania Railroad Station, Market Street, West Chester, Chester Co...
Survey number: HABS PA-246 Building/structure dates: ca. 1875 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1962 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1968 Demolished
136 East Gay Street (Bakery), West Chester, Chester County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-244 Building/structure dates: after. 1800- before. 1837 Initial Construction
Hopewell Village, Tenant House No. 2, State Route 345 vicinity, Hopewe...
Significance: Interesting example of vernacular construction and an integral part of the Hopewell Village complex. Survey number: HABS PA-5157-G Building/structure dates: ca. 1790- ca. 1810 Initial Construct... More
Varnum Headquarters, Spring House, State Route 23, Valley Forge, Chest...
Survey number: HABS PA-6171-B Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
121-127 South Union Street (Rowhouses), 121-127 South Union Street, Ea...
Written data includes site & floor plans. Significance: The block is an example of the Greek Revival architectural style implemented for townhouse construction during the mid 19th century. Survey number: HABS... More
Joseph Collins House, 633 Goshen Road (West Goshen Township), West Che...
Significance: The original house (now the south front portion) was erected in 1727 and, though small, was a place of some style with its dressed stone and jack arch over the date stone. The local historical soc... More
Phoenix Iron Company, French Creek Bridge, Spanning French Creek betwe...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N595 Survey number: HAER PA-493-B
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
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
Cross Keys Tavern, State Routes 272 & 42 vicinity (East Nottingham Tow...
Significance: This stone inn, probably erected between 1715 and 1720, was completed to its present size by 1745. Important features include a very rare main door, fine hardware and paneling throughout the house... More
Walnut Hill Estate, East Bank of Schuylkill River, Valley Forge, Chest...
Significance: During the Valley Forge encampment, Dec. 19, 1777-June 19, 1778, the Walnut Hill Estate was owned by Henry Pawling. Located on the east (north) bank of the Schuylkill River, the Pawlins farmland p... More
Hopewell Village, Boarding House, State Route 345 vicinity, Hopewell, ...
Significance: Interesting vernacular structure and integral part of the Hopewell Village complex. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-182 Survey number: HABS PA-5157-B Building/stru... More
Bank of Chester County, 17 North High Street, West Chester, Chester Co...
Significance: This fine Greek Revival bank was designed by a famous architect, Thomas U. Walter and has an outstanding portico. Survey number: HABS PA-1126 Building/structure dates: 1836 Initial Construction... More
Waynesborough, 2049 Waynesborough Road (Easttown Township), Paoli, Che...
Significance: Waynesborough is a fine example of an 18th century stone house which retains many of its original features. It was the birthplace and home of General Anthony Wayne (1745-96), a brigadier-general o... More
Primitive Hall, State Route 841 (West Marlborough Township), Clonmell,...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Abiah Taylor House, Brandywine Creek Road (East Bradford Township), Co...
Significance: This 1724 house, built by an English Quaker, retains some of the original design. Survey number: HABS PA-204 Building/structure dates: 1724 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: befor... More
Pennsylvania Railroad, French Creek Trestle, Spanning French Creek, no...
Significance: With its sixteen plate-girder spans of various ages, is an excellent example of American railroads' practice of recycling main-line structures into branches and sidings. Unprocessed Field note ma... More
Pyle House, State Route 926 (East Marlborough Township), Willowdale, C...
Survey number: HABS PA-162 Building/structure dates: ca. 1734 Initial Construction
Downingtown Friends Meeting House, 800 East Lancaster Avenue, Downingt...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - 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
Woodward-Pennock Farm, Cart Shed, 741 Newark Road, Chatham, Chester Co...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N726 Survey number: HABS PA-5930-B Building/structure dates: ca. 1850 Initial Construction
Pim Hexagonal School, Caln Township Municipal Park (moved from North B...
Significance: The only extant hexagonal schoolhouse in the county. it was built in 1841 by Richard Pim as a family and neighborhood school. Survey number: HABS PA-5136 Building/structure dates: 1841 Initial ... More
Miller-Pusey Mill, Broad Run Road (New Garden Township), Landenberg, C...
Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Miller-Pusey Mill, Broad Run Road (New Garden Township), Landenberg, C...
Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
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
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
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
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
Thompson Building, 163-167 East Main Street (Lincoln Highway), Coatesv...
Written data includes sketched floor plans. Significance: The Thompson Building was a commercial structure, with retail space, offices and a school, built for banker John W. Thompson. It is a handsome transitio... More
Thompson Building, 163-167 East Main Street (Lincoln Highway), Coatesv...
Written data includes sketched floor plans. Significance: The Thompson Building was a commercial structure, with retail space, offices and a school, built for banker John W. Thompson. It is a handsome transitio... More
Downing House, Bell Tavern Road (East Caln Township), Downingtown, Che...
Significance: Fine example of a mid-eighteenth century stone house. Survey number: HABS PA-171 Building/structure dates: ca. 1740 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1772 Subsequent Work
Downing House, Bell Tavern Road (East Caln Township), Downingtown, Che...
Significance: Fine example of a mid-eighteenth century stone house. Survey number: HABS PA-171 Building/structure dates: ca. 1740 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1772 Subsequent Work
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
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
Humphry Marshall House, State Route 162 (Strasburg Road) (West Bradfor...
1999 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The significance of the house related to both architecture and agricultural history. The house is a conservative yet idiosyncratic example of the mid- to late... More
Humphry Marshall House, State Route 162 (Strasburg Road) (West Bradfor...
1999 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The significance of the house related to both architecture and agricultural history. The house is a conservative yet idiosyncratic example of the mid- to late... More
William A. Todd House, 330 East Lancaster Avenue, Downingtown, Chester...
Survey number: HABS PA-169 Building/structure dates: 1800 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1817 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1912 Subsequent Work
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
Phoenix Iron Company, Rolling Mill, North of French Creek, west of Fai...
Survey number: HAER PA-493-C Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Spring House, East Head Race, Hopewell, Chester County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5942 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Spring House, East Head Race, Hopewell, Chester County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5942 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
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
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
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
Westtown Friends Meeting House, Westtown School, east side, Westtown, ...
Significance: A rare architect-designed meeting house, the Westtown Friends Meeting House was constructed in 1929. Walter F. Price was the architect in charge; Price later designed the Florida Avenue Meeting Ho... 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
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
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
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
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
Yellow Springs Summer House, Yellow Springs & Art School Roads (West P...
See also HABS PA-1131 & PA-1197 for related information. Significance: Yellow Spings is one of the oldest and most successful spas in the country, This bathhouse is part of the Yellow Springs Tavern complex (se... More
Birmingham Octagonal Schoolhouse, Birmingham & Meetinghouse Roads (Bir...
See also HABS PA-1193 for related information. Survey number: HABS PA-5138 Building/structure dates: 1819 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71000688
Honey Brook, Pennsylvania (vicinity). Amish man and wife cutting up be...
Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
John Jacobs House, Conestoga & Spring Valley Roads (East Whiteland Tow...
Significance: This log house, from the late 18th century, was built much later than the average log houses in the area. It is the simplest form of this type of structure in the country. Survey number: HABS PA... 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
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
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
William Moore House, State Route 23 & Reading Railroad Tracks vicinity...
Significance: The Moore House is a fine example of a mid-eighteenth century stone house which retains much of its original woodwork. It was the home of the most prominent of the Chester County Loyalists and a m... More
William Moore House, State Route 23 & Reading Railroad Tracks vicinity...
Significance: The Moore House is a fine example of a mid-eighteenth century stone house which retains much of its original woodwork. It was the home of the most prominent of the Chester County Loyalists and a m... More
Hopewell Village, Village Barn, Hopewell, Chester County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5166 Building/structure dates: ca. 1840 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1926 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1956 Subsequent Work
Rogers-Hoopes House, 1121 Fernhill Road (West Goshen Township), West C...
Significance: The original 1806 section of this house has some of the finest exterior and interior woodwork to be found in Chester County. Survey number: HABS PA-1212 Building/structure dates: 1806-1807 Init... 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
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
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
Pennsylvania Railroad Station, Market Street, West Chester, Chester Co...
Survey number: HABS PA-246 Building/structure dates: ca. 1875 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1962 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1968 Demolished
Pennsylvania Railroad Station, Market Street, West Chester, Chester Co...
Survey number: HABS PA-246 Building/structure dates: ca. 1875 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1962 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1968 Demolished
Village Barn, Hopewell, Chester County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5944 Public domain photograph of attic, house frame, 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
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
Yellow Springs Tavern, Yellow Springs & Art School Roads (West Pikelan...
Significance: Yellow Springs is one of the oldest and most successful spas in the country. Medicinal qualities were realized by 1722 and the inn was established by 1750. It was used as a military hospital durin... More
West Chester Young Ladies Seminary, 300 Maple Avenue, West Chester, Ch...
Significance: This building, designed by Thomas U. Walter, has served as a seminary, school, military academy, and a convent and, though modified, was originally a very handsome design. Survey number: HABS PA... More