Location of Chester County in Pennsylvania

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in eastern Chester County, Pennsylvania.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in eastern Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. Southern Chester County is defined as being the municipalities south and east of a line extending from Phoenixville to Exton to West Chester. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map.[1]

There are 308 properties and districts listed on the Register in Chester County, including 7 National Historic Landmarks. Eastern Chester County includes 111 properties and districts, including 4 National Historic Landmarks; the county's remaining properties and districts are listed elsewhere. One district, the Middle Pickering Rural Historic District, is split between northern and eastern Chester County, and is thus included on both lists.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted May 3, 2024.[2]

Current listings edit

[3] Landmark name[4] Image Date listed Location City or Town Summary
1 David Ashbridge Log House November 6, 1984 1181 King Road
40°1′6″N 75°35′21″W / 40.01833°N 75.58917°W / 40.01833; -75.58917 (David Ashbridge Log House)
West Chester
2 Autun September 6, 1984 371 East Boot Road
40°0′39″N 75°36′21″W / 40.01083°N 75.60583°W / 40.01083; -75.60583 (Autun)
West Whiteland Township
5 William J. Barnard Residence July 21, 1982 920 East Street Road
39°55′59″N 75°32′46″W / 39.93306°N 75.54611°W / 39.93306; -75.54611 (William J. Barnard Residence)
Westtown Township
7 John Bell Farm September 6, 1984 463 North Ship Road
40°2′39″N 75°37′17″W / 40.04417°N 75.62139°W / 40.04417; -75.62139 (John Bell Farm)
West Whiteland Township
8 Black Rock Bridge June 22, 1988 Pennsylvania Route 113 over the Schuylkill River
40°9′32″N 75°30′44″W / 40.15889°N 75.51222°W / 40.15889; -75.51222 (Black Rock Bridge)
Phoenixville Extends into Upper Providence Township in Montgomery County
10 Bridge in Tredyffrin Township June 22, 1988 Gulph Road over Trout Run, near Port Kennedy
40°5′31″N 75°25′20″W / 40.09194°N 75.42222°W / 40.09194; -75.42222 (Bridge in Tredyffrin Township)
Tredyffrin Township
13 Charlestown Village Historic District May 16, 1978 Southwest of Phoenixville on Charlestown Road
40°5′58″N 75°33′24″W / 40.09944°N 75.55667°W / 40.09944; -75.55667 (Charlestown Village Historic District)
Charlestown Township
15 Church Farm School Historic District October 26, 1984 U.S. Route 30
40°1′54″N 75°35′41″W / 40.03167°N 75.59472°W / 40.03167; -75.59472 (Church Farm School Historic District)
West Whiteland Township
16 Moses Coates Jr. Farm May 3, 1984 1416 State Road
40°6′58″N 75°31′23″W / 40.11611°N 75.52306°W / 40.11611; -75.52306 (Moses Coates Jr. Farm)
Schuykill Township
17 Colebrook Manor September 6, 1984 637 West Lincoln Highway near Exton
40°1′22″N 75°39′52″W / 40.02278°N 75.66444°W / 40.02278; -75.66444 (Colebrook Manor)
West Whiteland Township
18 Collins Mansion November 9, 1972 633 Goshen Road
39°58′30″N 75°36′14″W / 39.97500°N 75.60389°W / 39.97500; -75.60389 (Collins Mansion)
West Chester
21 Hewson Cox House August 2, 1984 Church Farm Road
40°2′51″N 75°36′24″W / 40.04750°N 75.60667°W / 40.04750; -75.60667 (Hewson Cox House)
West Whiteland Township
22 Cramond June 30, 1983 95 Crestline Road near Strafford
40°3′1″N 75°24′13″W / 40.05028°N 75.40361°W / 40.05028; -75.40361 (Cramond)
Tredyffrin Township
23 Cressbrook Farm October 26, 1972 South of Valley Forge, off Interstate 76
40°4′38″N 75°27′3″W / 40.07722°N 75.45083°W / 40.07722; -75.45083 (Cressbrook Farm)
Tredyffrin Township
24 Hunt Downing House October 11, 1990 600 West Lincoln Highway near Exton
40°1′13″N 75°39′35″W / 40.02028°N 75.65972°W / 40.02028; -75.65972 (Hunt Downing House)
West Whiteland Township
27 William Everhart House August 2, 1984 South Ship and Boot Roads
40°0′34″N 75°35′38″W / 40.00944°N 75.59389°W / 40.00944; -75.59389 (William Everhart House)
West Whiteland Township
28 Exton Hotel January 11, 1983 423 East Lincoln Highway near Exton
40°1′45″N 75°37′6″W / 40.02917°N 75.61833°W / 40.02917; -75.61833 (Exton Hotel)
West Whiteland Township
30 Federal Barn February 8, 1980 Off Pennsylvania Route 252
40°4′38″N 75°27′2″W / 40.07722°N 75.45056°W / 40.07722; -75.45056 (Federal Barn)
Tredyffrin Township
32 Fox Chase Inn September 6, 1984 613 Swedesford Road
40°2′18″N 75°36′53″W / 40.03833°N 75.61472°W / 40.03833; -75.61472 (Fox Chase Inn)
West Whiteland Township
33 Garrett Farmstead February 27, 2003 808 and 816 Warren Avenue
39°59′41″N 75°29′19″W / 39.99472°N 75.48861°W / 39.99472; -75.48861 (Garrett Farmstead)
Willistown Township
34 Gay Street School November 1, 1983 Gay and Morgan Streets
40°7′49″N 75°31′4″W / 40.13028°N 75.51778°W / 40.13028; -75.51778 (Gay Street School)
Phoenixville
35 Goodwin Acres June 27, 1980 600 Reservoir Road
39°58′55″N 75°33′16″W / 39.98194°N 75.55444°W / 39.98194; -75.55444 (Goodwin Acres)
West Chester
37 Great Valley Mill September 1, 1983 72 North Valley Road
40°3′58″N 75°29′25″W / 40.06611°N 75.49028°W / 40.06611; -75.49028 (Great Valley Mill)
Tredyffrin Township
38 Greenwood Farm October 24, 1996 888 West Valley Drive near Wayne
40°4′3″N 75°25′26″W / 40.06750°N 75.42389°W / 40.06750; -75.42389 (Greenwood Farm)
Tredyffrin Township
39 Greenwood School November 10, 1983 700 King Road
40°0′50″N 75°36′0″W / 40.01389°N 75.60000°W / 40.01389; -75.60000 (Greenwood School)
West Whiteland Township
41 David Harvard House October 26, 1972 South of Valley Forge, off Interstate 76
40°4′24″N 75°27′47″W / 40.07333°N 75.46306°W / 40.07333; -75.46306 (David Harvard House)
Tredyffrin Township
43 Benjamin Jacobs House August 2, 1984 325 North Ship Road
40°2′23″N 75°37′6″W / 40.03972°N 75.61833°W / 40.03972; -75.61833 (Benjamin Jacobs House)
West Whiteland Township
44 Francis W. Kennedy House August 2, 1984 4717 Highland Avenue
40°0′20″N 75°39′18″W / 40.00556°N 75.65500°W / 40.00556; -75.65500 (Francis W. Kennedy House)
West Whiteland Township
45 Kinbawn September 6, 1984 405 Highland Avenue
40°0′11″N 75°39′9″W / 40.00306°N 75.65250°W / 40.00306; -75.65250 (Kinbawn)
West Whiteland Township
46 Kirkland Station November 10, 1983 1370 Kirkland Avenue
40°0′38″N 75°36′8″W / 40.01056°N 75.60222°W / 40.01056; -75.60222 (Kirkland Station)
West Whiteland Township
47 Lafayette's Quarters June 20, 1974 Southeast of Valley Forge on Wilson Road
40°4′18″N 75°27′33″W / 40.07167°N 75.45917°W / 40.07167; -75.45917 (Lafayette's Quarters)
Tredyffrin Township
48 Lapp Log House January 23, 1980 South of Chester Springs at Conestoga and Yellow Springs Roads
40°3′18″N 75°35′38″W / 40.05500°N 75.59389°W / 40.05500; -75.59389 (Lapp Log House)
East Whiteland Township
49 Evan Lewis House August 2, 1984 117 North Ship Road near Exton
40°1′57″N 75°36′42″W / 40.03250°N 75.61167°W / 40.03250; -75.61167 (Evan Lewis House)
West Whiteland Township
50 Lochiel Farm September 6, 1984 111A North Ship Road
40°1′55″N 75°36′31″W / 40.03194°N 75.60861°W / 40.03194; -75.60861 (Lochiel Farm)
West Whiteland Township
51 Martin-Little House July 2, 1973 South of Phoenixville off Pennsylvania Route 113 on Church Road
40°5′3″N 75°33′51″W / 40.08417°N 75.56417°W / 40.08417; -75.56417 (Martin-Little House)
Charlestown Township
52 Daniel Meredith House August 2, 1984 1358 Glen Echo Road
40°0′15″N 75°36′39″W / 40.00417°N 75.61083°W / 40.00417; -75.61083 (Daniel Meredith House)
West Whiteland Township
53 Middle Pickering Rural Historic District September 6, 1991 Pikeland, Yellow Springs, Merlin, Church, and Pickering Roads
40°5′40″N 75°34′38″W / 40.09444°N 75.57722°W / 40.09444; -75.57722 (Middle Pickering Rural Historic District)
Charlestown Township Extends into East and West Pikeland Townships in northern Chester County
54 Moore Hall November 19, 1974 East of Phoenixville on Valley Forge Road
40°7′22″N 75°29′1″W / 40.12278°N 75.48361°W / 40.12278; -75.48361 (Moore Hall)
Schuylkill Township
55 New Century Clubhouse February 24, 1983 High and Lacey Streets
39°57′19″N 75°36′0″W / 39.95528°N 75.60000°W / 39.95528; -75.60000 (New Century Clubhouse)
West Chester
57 Oaklands September 6, 1984 349 West Lincoln Highway
40°1′31″N 75°38′37″W / 40.02528°N 75.64361°W / 40.02528; -75.64361 (Oaklands)
West Whiteland Township
58 Okehocking Historic District August 2, 1993 Roughly bounded by West Chester Pike, Plumsock Road, Goshen Road, and Garrett Mill Road, near Media
39°58′35″N 75°29′19″W / 39.97639°N 75.48861°W / 39.97639; -75.48861 (Okehocking Historic District)
Willistown Township
59 Martha and Maurice Ostheimer Estate February 16, 1996 620 West Lincoln Highway near Exton
40°1′13″N 75°39′45″W / 40.02028°N 75.66250°W / 40.02028; -75.66250 (Martha and Maurice Ostheimer Estate)
West Whiteland Township
60 Paoli Battlefield Site and Parade Grounds October 23, 1997 Roughly bounded by Warren, and Monument Avenues, and Sugartown Road
40°1′42″N 75°31′10″W / 40.02833°N 75.51944°W / 40.02833; -75.51944 (Paoli Battlefield Site and Parade Grounds)
Malvern
61 Benjamin Pennypacker House August 2, 1984 800 East Swedesford Road
40°2′27″N 75°36′14″W / 40.04083°N 75.60389°W / 40.04083; -75.60389 (Benjamin Pennypacker House)
West Whiteland Township
62 Matthias Pennypacker Farm December 27, 1977 South of Phoenixville on White Horse Road
40°6′38″N 75°30′27″W / 40.11056°N 75.50750°W / 40.11056; -75.50750 (Matthias Pennypacker Farm)
Phoenixville
64 Pickwick July 28, 1988 Northern side of Swedesford Road
40°2′28″N 75°35′40″W / 40.04111°N 75.59444°W / 40.04111; -75.59444 (Pickwick)
West Whiteland Township
65 Joseph Price House September 6, 1984 401 Clover Mill Road
40°1′4″N 75°38′27″W / 40.01778°N 75.64083°W / 40.01778; -75.64083 (Joseph Price House)
West Whiteland Township
67 Roughwood November 23, 1984 107 Old Lancaster Road in Devon
40°2′58″N 75°25′18″W / 40.04944°N 75.42167°W / 40.04944; -75.42167 (Roughwood)
Easttown Township
68 Benjamin Rush House August 2, 1984 Boot Road
40°0′32″N 75°36′17″W / 40.00889°N 75.60472°W / 40.00889; -75.60472 (Benjamin Rush House)
West Whiteland Township
69 St. Paul's Church September 6, 1984 901 East Lincoln Highway near Exton
40°1′59″N 75°35′26″W / 40.03306°N 75.59056°W / 40.03306; -75.59056 (St. Paul's Church)
West Whiteland Township
70 St. Peter's Church in the Great Valley November 21, 1977 South of Phoenixville off Pennsylvania Route 423
40°4′5″N 75°31′33″W / 40.06806°N 75.52583°W / 40.06806; -75.52583 (St. Peter's Church in the Great Valley)
East Whiteland Township
74 Ship Inn August 2, 1984 100 North Ship Road near Exton
40°1′47″N 75°36′39″W / 40.02972°N 75.61083°W / 40.02972; -75.61083 (Ship Inn)
West Whiteland Township
75 Sleepy Hollow Hall August 2, 1984 109 East Lincoln Highway
40°1′43″N 75°37′38″W / 40.02861°N 75.62722°W / 40.02861; -75.62722 (Sleepy Hollow Hall)
West Whiteland Township
76 Solitude Farm August 2, 1984 Church Farm Road
40°2′53″N 75°36′11″W / 40.04806°N 75.60306°W / 40.04806; -75.60306 (Solitude Farm)
West Whiteland Township
77 Spring Mill Complex December 14, 1978 Southwest of Devault at the junction of Moores Road and Pennsylvania Route 401
40°3′9″N 75°33′53″W / 40.05250°N 75.56472°W / 40.05250; -75.56472 (Spring Mill Complex)
East Whiteland Township
78 Maj. Gen. Lord Stirling Quarters February 15, 1974 South of Valley Forge on Yellow Springs Road
40°5′4″N 75°27′46″W / 40.08444°N 75.46278°W / 40.08444; -75.46278 (Maj. Gen. Lord Stirling Quarters)
Tredyffrin Township
79 Oskar G. Stonorov House December 6, 1975 Southwest of Phoenixville on Pickering Road
40°6′1″N 75°34′21″W / 40.10028°N 75.57250°W / 40.10028; -75.57250 (Oskar G. Stonorov House)
Charlestown Township
82 Thomas Marble Quarry Houses August 2, 1984 Quarry Lane
40°1′12″N 75°38′19″W / 40.02000°N 75.63861°W / 40.02000; -75.63861 (Thomas Marble Quarry Houses)
West Whiteland Township
83 Thomas Mill and Miller's House May 19, 2004 130 West Lincoln Highway
40°1′44″N 75°38′0″W / 40.02889°N 75.63333°W / 40.02889; -75.63333 (Thomas Mill and Miller's House)
West Whiteland Township
84 Charles Thomas House September 6, 1984 225 North Whitford Road
40°1′51″N 75°38′56″W / 40.03083°N 75.64889°W / 40.03083; -75.64889 (Charles Thomas House)
West Whiteland Township
86 Gen. Frederick Von Steuben Headquarters November 28, 1972 Pennsylvania Route 23
40°5′56″N 75°28′13″W / 40.09889°N 75.47028°W / 40.09889; -75.47028 (Gen. Frederick Von Steuben Headquarters)
Schuykill Township
87 Joseph Walker House June 1, 1987 274 Anthony Wayne Drive
40°4′36″N 75°26′0″W / 40.07667°N 75.43333°W / 40.07667; -75.43333 (Joseph Walker House)
Tredyffrin Township
89 Waterloo Mills Historic District July 21, 1995 815, 840, 855, and 860 Waterloo Road, near Waterloo Mills
40°1′25″N 75°25′4″W / 40.02361°N 75.41778°W / 40.02361; -75.41778 (Waterloo Mills Historic District)
Easttown Township
91 Wee Grimmet August 2, 1984 624 West Lincoln Highway
40°1′15″N 75°39′42″W / 40.02083°N 75.66167°W / 40.02083; -75.66167 (Wee Grimmet)
West Whiteland Township
95 West Whiteland Inn August 2, 1984 609 West Lincoln Highway near Exton
40°1′21″N 75°39′42″W / 40.02250°N 75.66167°W / 40.02250; -75.66167 (West Whiteland Inn)
West Whiteland Township
96 Wetherby-Hampton-Snyder-Wilson-Erdman Log House April 2, 1973 251 Irish Road
40°3′0″N 75°27′25″W / 40.05000°N 75.45694°W / 40.05000; -75.45694 (Wetherby-Hampton-Snyder-Wilson-Erdman Log House)
Tredyffrin Township
97 White Horse Farm July 29, 1987 54 South Whitehorse Road
40°7′6″N 75°30′19″W / 40.11833°N 75.50528°W / 40.11833; -75.50528 (White Horse Farm)
Phoenixville
99 White Horse Tavern December 29, 1978 Northwest of Malvern at 480 Swedesford Road
40°2′30″N 75°34′41″W / 40.04167°N 75.57806°W / 40.04167; -75.57806 (White Horse Tavern)
East Whiteland Township
101 Whitford Garne September 6, 1984 201 West Boot Road
40°0′46″N 75°37′34″W / 40.01278°N 75.62611°W / 40.01278; -75.62611 (Whitford Garne)
West Whiteland Township
102 Whitford Hall September 6, 1984 145 West Lincoln Highway
40°1′39″N 75°37′58″W / 40.02750°N 75.63278°W / 40.02750; -75.63278 (Whitford Hall)
West Whiteland Township
104 Williams Deluxe Cabins July 28, 1988 Lincoln Highway
40°1′59″N 75°37′1″W / 40.03306°N 75.61694°W / 40.03306; -75.61694 (Williams Deluxe Cabins)
West Whiteland Township
105 Ellis Williams House August 11, 2004 1711 East Boot Road
39°59′58″N 75°31′45″W / 39.99944°N 75.52917°W / 39.99944; -75.52917 (Ellis Williams House)
East Goshen Township
106 John Williams Farm December 15, 1978 South of Phoenixville on Union Hill Road
40°5′27″N 75°32′19″W / 40.09083°N 75.53861°W / 40.09083; -75.53861 (John Williams Farm)
Charlestown Township
107 Jacob Wisner House August 6, 1979 Northwest of Malvern on Yellow Springs Road
40°4′23″N 75°34′29″W / 40.07306°N 75.57472°W / 40.07306; -75.57472 (Jacob Wisner House)
Charlestown Township
108 Woodland Station September 6, 1984 408 King Road
40°1′13″N 75°34′55″W / 40.02028°N 75.58194°W / 40.02028; -75.58194 (Woodland Station)
West Whiteland Township
109 Woodledge July 28, 1988 525 West Lincoln Highway
40°1′26″N 75°39′26″W / 40.02389°N 75.65722°W / 40.02389; -75.65722 (Woodledge)
West Whiteland Township
110 Zook House January 1, 1976 Off U.S. Route 30, at 300 Exton Square
40°1′49″N 75°37′32″W / 40.03028°N 75.62556°W / 40.03028; -75.62556 (Zook House)
West Whiteland Township Exton Square location represents a boundary increase
111 Zook House July 27, 2000 100 Exton Square
40°1′43″N 75°37′34″W / 40.02861°N 75.62611°W / 40.02861; -75.62611 (Zook House)
West Whiteland Township
112 Jacob Zook House February 24, 1995 290 East Lincoln Highway near Exton
40°1′44″N 75°37′27″W / 40.02889°N 75.62417°W / 40.02889; -75.62417 (Jacob Zook House)
West Whiteland Township

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved May 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmark sites and National Register of Historic Places Districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved November 20, 2009.

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