Harewood and Beechwood, also known as Woods School, are two historic homes which are located roughly four miles apart in Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Harewood and Beechwood | |
 Beechwood, April 2012 | |
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| Location | East of Langhorne off Pennsylvania Route 213, Middletown Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°10′43″N 74°54′45″W / 40.17861°N 74.91250°W |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Built | c. 1788, 1853, 1906 |
| Built by | Mercer, Henry |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003436[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 1, 1980 |
The school was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
History and architectural features
editHarewood was originally built as a farmhouse sometime around 1788. The original structure is located behind the main house that was erected in 1906. Harewood is an irregularly shaped, multi-level dwelling with a five-story main section, which has a broken-hipped roof and features Palladian windows.[2]
Beechwood was built in 1853, and is a large 2+1⁄2-story, fieldstone dwelling with a gable roof. It has a two-story, stuccoed stone rear addition.[2]
Both houses were built as country mansions and later acquired as a school for children with disabilities. Harewood was acquired in 1924 and Beechwood in 1944. Together, they became known as the Woods School.[2]
This school was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-09-29. Note: This includes Barbara A. Russel (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Harewood and Beechwood" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-29.
External links
edit- Richard Wolbers; Friends to Save Beechwood (Bryn Mawr, Pa.); Frens and Frens, LLC, Restoration Architects (West Chester, Pa.); E. Allen Reeves, Inc. (2003).The restoration of Beechwood: Bryn Mawr, Pa. (DVD) Bryn Mawr, Pa.: Friends to Save Beechwood.