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Daniel Webster / painted by Chester Harding ; engraved by J. Andrews & H.W. Smith.

Daniel Webster / painted by Chester Harding ; engraved by J. Andrews &...

Print showing Daniel Webster, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1851 by Chester Harding in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massa... More

Chester Park, toboggan slide on the lake, Cincinnati, O[hio]

Chester Park, toboggan slide on the lake, Cincinnati, O[hio]

Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mrs. Chester Bolton - Public domain portrait photograph

Mrs. Chester Bolton - Public domain portrait photograph

A black and white photo of a woman sitting at a desk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Vera Cruz -- Naval Academy bombarded by CHESTER and PRAIRIE

Vera Cruz -- Naval Academy bombarded by CHESTER and PRAIRIE

Public domain photograph of large public building, square, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Chester "Pinch" Thomas, Boston AL (baseball)]

[Chester "Pinch" Thomas, Boston AL (baseball)]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a sports competition, baseball player, baseball field, athlete, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Chester children - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Chester children - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

July Chester - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

July Chester - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Rear Adml. Colby M. Chester, 2/29/24

Rear Adml. Colby M. Chester, 2/29/24

A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a cake. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Belle School, (East Caln Township), Downingtown, Chester County, PA

Belle School, (East Caln Township), Downingtown, Chester County, PA

Survey number: HABS PA-168 Building/structure dates: 1818 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: after. 1900- before. 1950 Demolished

Clark-Holmes Cottage, Chester, Middlesex County, CT

Clark-Holmes Cottage, Chester, Middlesex County, CT

Survey number: HABS CT-139 Public domain photograph of a house, cottage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Textile workers take grievance to DJ's. A committee from the United Textile Workers of America go to Attorney General Homer S. Cummings with a protest against mills refusing to abide by decisions of the Textile Labor Relations board. From the left, standing: William F. Kelly, 2nd Vice President; Chester N. Wright, Public Relations; Joseph R. White, President; Horace A. Riviere, 4th vice president, and James Starr, Sec-Treas. Seated, from the left, Attorney General Cummings, and Thomas F. McMahon, President of the textile organization, 1/24/35

Textile workers take grievance to DJ's. A committee from the United Te...

A group of men standing around a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Richard Gardner, Jr. (or III?) house at 32 West Chester St., Nantucket, Massachusetts]

[Richard Gardner, Jr. (or III?) house at 32 West Chester St., Nantucke...

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXXVIII J 29. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: American scenes, a LOT which in ... More

Chester, Pennsylvania. Boats on the Delware River shore

Chester, Pennsylvania. Boats on the Delware River shore

Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chester Dale, residence at 20 E. 79th St., New York City. Second floor gallery

Chester Dale, residence at 20 E. 79th St., New York City. Second floor...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, salon, office, late 19th-century interior, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Dr. A.S. Barnes, "Ker-Feal", residence in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. Vista to staircase

Dr. A.S. Barnes, "Ker-Feal", residence in Chester Springs, Pennsylvani...

Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Portrait of Bob Chester, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. June 1947]

[Portrait of Bob Chester, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. June 1947]

Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress. Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb In: "Posin'," Down Beat, v. 14, no. 12 (June 4, 1947), p. 21. Forms part of... More

Barn, Legislative Route 15146 (Honeybrook Township), Honey Brook, Chester County, PA

Barn, Legislative Route 15146 (Honeybrook Township), Honey Brook, Ches...

Public domain photograph of a barn, farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alma mater statue by Daniel Chester French at Columbia University Library, New York

Alma mater statue by Daniel Chester French at Columbia University Libr...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Chesterwood, Daniel Chester Wood's studio, Stockbridge, Massachusetts

Chesterwood, Daniel Chester Wood's studio, Stockbridge, Massachusetts

Daniel Chester French (1850-1931) was the sculptor of the statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Memorial in Washington, D.C. The studio has a standard-gauge railroad track used to roll large sculpture outdoors for v... More

Large white barn at Buttonwood Farm in Chester, Vermont

Large white barn at Buttonwood Farm in Chester, Vermont

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2016:103-9). Forms part of: Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the ... More

Hopewell Village, Harrison Lloyd House, St. Peter's vicinity, Hopewell, Chester County, PA

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

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, Chester County, PA

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

John Buckwalter House, State Route 401 (East Nantmeal Township), Ludwigs Corner, Chester County, PA

John Buckwalter House, State Route 401 (East Nantmeal Township), Ludwi...

Significance: This house, with an 1821 date stone, contains some fine interior and exterior details, including the original porch. Survey number: HABS PA-1195 Building/structure dates: 1821 Initial Construction

Strafford Railroad Station, East side of Old Eagle School Road, between Strafford Avenue & Penn Central Railroad tracks (Tredyffrin Township), Strafford, Chester County, PA

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

Barn, State Route 352 (East Goshen Township), Rocky Hill, Chester County, PA

Barn, State Route 352 (East Goshen Township), Rocky Hill, Chester Coun...

Survey number: HABS PA-5241 Public domain photograph of a farm barn, granary, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Birmingham Friends Meetinghouse, Birmingham & Meetinghouse Roads, Birmingham, Chester County, PA

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

Congregational Church, Church & Main Streets, Chester, Windsor County, VT

Congregational Church, Church & Main Streets, Chester, Windsor County,...

Significance: This building is representative of the large frame meetinghouses of the area and has a notable facade and tower. Survey number: HABS VT-49 Building/structure dates: 1829 Initial Construction Bu... More

Bradford Friends Meeting House, Northbrook Road, West Bradford Township, Marshallton, Chester County, PA

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 Township, Marshallton, Chester County, PA

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 Township, Marshallton, Chester County, PA

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 Township, Marshallton, Chester County, PA

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 Township, Marshallton, Chester County, PA

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 Township, Marshallton, Chester County, PA

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 (Schuykill Township), Phoenixville, Chester County, PA

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

Tenant House No. 1, French Creek, Hopewell, Chester County, PA

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

Old Kennett Meeting House, U.S. Route 1, 1 mile North of Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Chester County, PA

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 Gardens, Kennett Square, Chester County, PA

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 Gardens, Kennett Square, Chester County, PA

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 Gardens, Kennett Square, Chester County, PA

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

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

Chester County Prison, 235 West Market Street, West Chester, Chester County, PA

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

Lee Creek Bridge, Spanning Lee Creek at State Highway No. 220, Chester, Crawford County, AR

Lee Creek Bridge, Spanning Lee Creek at State Highway No. 220, Chester...

Significance: The Lee Creek Bridge is an excellent example of a Camelback Pennsylvania through truss, a late nineteenth/early twentieth century bridge type. It is significant as one of four Pennsylvania throug... More

Lee Creek Bridge, Spanning Lee Creek at State Highway No. 220, Chester, Crawford County, AR

Lee Creek Bridge, Spanning Lee Creek at State Highway No. 220, Chester...

Significance: The Lee Creek Bridge is an excellent example of a Camelback Pennsylvania through truss, a late nineteenth/early twentieth century bridge type. It is significant as one of four Pennsylvania throug... More

Pennsylvania Railroad Station, Market Street, West Chester, Chester County, PA

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

Hoopes Currying Shop, U.S. Route 322 (Caln Township), Downingtown, Chester County, PA

Hoopes Currying Shop, U.S. Route 322 (Caln Township), Downingtown, Che...

Significance: This late 18th century currying shop is of particular interest because there appear to have been no important changes made in the structure since built. Survey number: HABS PA-1222 Building/str... More

Yarnall-Hibberd House, Plumsock Road (Willistown Township), Whitehorse, Chester County, PA

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

Bartram's Covered Bridge, Spanning Crum Creek, Newtown Square vicinity (Willistown-Newtown Townships), Newtown Square, Delaware County, PA

Bartram's Covered Bridge, Spanning Crum Creek, Newtown Square vicinity...

Significance: This simple covered bridge, erected in 1860, is one of the few covered bridges left in Chester County, and is the only one planned to preserve. Survey number: HABS PA-1108 Building/structure da... More

Warrenpoint, State Route 83 (Warwick Township), Knauertown, Chester County, PA

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

Hopewell Village, Tenant House No. 2, State Route 345 vicinity, Hopewell, Chester County, PA

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, Chester County, PA

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

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

Pure Oil Station, Strafford, Chester County, PA

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

Chester Bridge, Spanning Rock River on Old Marsh Road, East Waupun, Dodge County, WI

Chester Bridge, Spanning Rock River on Old Marsh Road, East Waupun, Do...

Significance: Chester Bridge is considered important in Wisconsin history because it is a type of bridge that is rapidly disappearing in the State, it is a link in the development of truss bridge construction, ... More

West Chester Young Ladies Seminary, 300 Maple Avenue, West Chester, Chester County, PA

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

Wharton Esherick House & Studio, 1520 Horsehoe Trail, Malvern, Chester County, PA

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

Martin's Corner House, Cedar Knoll Road (West Caln Township), Martins Corner, Chester County, PA

Martin's Corner House, Cedar Knoll Road (West Caln Township), Martins ...

Significance: This log house, built about 1769, contains many unusual features, such as wood door hinges, wood crane, pegged floors, and fine board partitions. Survey number: HABS PA-209 Building/structure d... More

Varnum Headquarters, House, State Route 23, Valley Forge, Chester County, PA

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

Williams Deluxe Cabins, Exton, Chester County, PA

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

Gay Street Bridge, Spanning French Creek at Gay Street (State Route 113), Phoenixville, Chester County, PA

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

Hickman Fountain, 225 North Matlack Street (moved from Chester County Courthouse, High & Market Streets), West Chester, Chester County, PA

Hickman Fountain, 225 North Matlack Street (moved from Chester County ...

Survey number: HABS PA-247 Building/structure dates: 1869 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1960 Subsequent Work

Obadiah Sealy House, State Route 9, Chester, Chester County, SC

Obadiah Sealy House, State Route 9, Chester, Chester County, SC

Survey number: HABS SC-130 Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Primitive Hall, State Route 841 (West Marlborough Township), Clonmell, Chester County, PA

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), Copesville, Chester County, PA

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, north of Paradise Street, Phoenixville, Chester County, PA

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, Chester County, PA

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, Downingtown, Chester County, PA

Downingtown Friends Meeting House, 800 East Lancaster Avenue, Downingt...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Downingtown Friends Meeting House, 800 East Lancaster Avenue, Downingtown, Chester County, PA

Downingtown Friends Meeting House, 800 East Lancaster Avenue, Downingt...

Public domain photograph of window, architectural element, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arnold-Temple House, Broad Run Road (West Bradford Township), Marshallton, Chester County, PA

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

Hickman House, State Route 3 (East Goshen Township), Milltown, Chester County, PA

Hickman House, State Route 3 (East Goshen Township), Milltown, Chester...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chester A. Arthur, President of the United States

Chester A. Arthur, President of the United States

Chester Arthur, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Public domain photograph of politician, government and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Phillip Rogers House, State Route 23 (Warwick Township), Knauertown, Chester County, PA

Phillip Rogers House, State Route 23 (Warwick Township), Knauertown, C...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Taylor-Parke House, State Route 162 (East Bradford Township), Copesville, Chester County, PA

Taylor-Parke House, State Route 162 (East Bradford Township), Copesvil...

Survey number: HABS PA-205 Building/structure dates: 1768 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: after. 1900- before. 1960 Subsequent Work

Taylor-Parke House, State Route 162 (East Bradford Township), Copesville, Chester County, PA

Taylor-Parke House, State Route 162 (East Bradford Township), Copesvil...

Survey number: HABS PA-205 Building/structure dates: 1768 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: after. 1900- before. 1960 Subsequent Work

Chester Moffett House, Claridon, Geauga County, OH

Chester Moffett House, Claridon, Geauga County, OH

Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chester County Bridge No. 225, Spanning Tweed Creek at Hopewell Road, Oxford, Chester County, PA

Chester County Bridge No. 225, Spanning Tweed Creek at Hopewell Road, ...

Significance: The bridge sits in the heart of the Hopewell Historic District. The district is characterized by 19th century residential, agricultural, public, commercial, and industrial buildings clustered alon... More

Chester County Bridge No. 225, Spanning Tweed Creek at Hopewell Road, Oxford, Chester County, PA

Chester County Bridge No. 225, Spanning Tweed Creek at Hopewell Road, ...

Significance: The bridge sits in the heart of the Hopewell Historic District. The district is characterized by 19th century residential, agricultural, public, commercial, and industrial buildings clustered alon... More

Holy Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, 238 South High Street, West Chester, Chester County, PA

Holy Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, 238 South High Street, West ...

Significance: This Gothic Revival Church, which has served the community of West Chester since 1870, is built of green serpentine stone with brick used as trim. Survey number: HABS PA-1223 Building/structure... More

Miller-Pusey Mill, Broad Run Road (New Garden Township), Landenberg, Chester County, PA

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.

Caln Friends Meeting House, Northeast corner of Kings Highway (Route 340) & Meetinghouse Road, Thorndale, Chester County, PA

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 340) & Meetinghouse Road, Thorndale, Chester County, PA

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 340) & Meetinghouse Road, Thorndale, Chester County, PA

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

Thompson Building, 163-167 East Main Street (Lincoln Highway), Coatesville, Chester County, PA

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, Chester County, PA

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

John Drake House, Main Street, Chester, Morris County, NJ

John Drake House, Main Street, Chester, Morris County, NJ

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-510 Survey number: HABS NJ-647 Building/structure dates: ca. 1840 Initial Construction

Humphry Marshall House, State Route 162 (Strasburg Road) (West Bradford Township), Marshallton, Chester County, PA

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 Bradford Township), Marshallton, Chester County, PA

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 Bradford Township), Marshallton, Chester County, PA

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 County, PA

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

William A. Todd House, 330 East Lancaster Avenue, Downingtown, Chester County, PA

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

London Grove Friends Meeting House, Southwest of Route 926 & Newark Road intersection, Chatham, Chester County, PA

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, Pennsylvania, Democratic Republicans to Thomas Jefferson, November 4, 1806

Chester County, Pennsylvania, Democratic Republicans to Thomas Jeffers...

Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Baptist Church of West Chester, 221 South High Street, West Chester, Chester County, PA

Baptist Church of West Chester, 221 South High Street, West Chester, C...

Significance: This Baptist Church has served the community of West Chester since 1857 and, though modified, presents a handsome edifice which retains many original elements. Survey number: HABS PA-1191 Build... More

Morriseianna, State Route 41 (London Grove Township), Chatham, Chester County, PA

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

Morriseianna, State Route 41 (London Grove Township), Chatham, Chester County, PA

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

Hopewell Village, Tenant House No. 1, State Route 345 vicinity, Hopewell, Chester County, PA

Hopewell Village, Tenant House No. 1, State Route 345 vicinity, Hopewe...

Significance: Interesting example of vernacular construction and an integral part of the Hopewell Village complex. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-185 Survey number: HABS PA-515... More

Chester County Courthouse, 10 North High Street, West Chester, Chester County, PA

Chester County Courthouse, 10 North High Street, West Chester, Chester...

Significance: This courthouse, the subject of many controversies was designed by Thomas U. Walter. Survey number: HABS PA-1119 Building/structure dates: 1846 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1... More

Chester County Courthouse, 10 North High Street, West Chester, Chester County, PA

Chester County Courthouse, 10 North High Street, West Chester, Chester...

Significance: This courthouse, the subject of many controversies was designed by Thomas U. Walter. Survey number: HABS PA-1119 Building/structure dates: 1846 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1... More

Chester County Courthouse, 10 North High Street, West Chester, Chester County, PA

Chester County Courthouse, 10 North High Street, West Chester, Chester...

Significance: This courthouse, the subject of many controversies was designed by Thomas U. Walter. Survey number: HABS PA-1119 Building/structure dates: 1846 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1... More

Double Arch Bridge, Chester, Hampden County, MA

Double Arch Bridge, Chester, Hampden County, MA

Survey number: HAER MA-158 Public domain photograph of a bridge, arch over water, river, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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