Springdale Farm, also known as the Elwood Mendenhall Farm, is an historic, American home that is located in Pennsbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Springdale Farm | |
 Springdale Farm, December 2008 | |
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| Location | Northeast of Mendenhall on Hillendale Road, Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°51′39″N 75°37′45″W / 39.86083°N 75.62917°W |
| Area | 111.3 acres (45.0 ha) |
| Built | c. 1748, 1836 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001607[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 7, 1973 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
History and architectural features
editThe original house was built before 1748, and now forms a wing of the main house. The main house was built in 1836 and is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, stone Federal-style dwelling that has a steep gable roof and a long porch added in the 1870s. The property was continuously owned by the Mendenhall family from 1703[2] until 2012 when family ownership was lost to bank foreclosure on the property.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (July 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Springdale Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-10.
- ^ Lynn Luft (Fall 2016). "Pennsbury Township News; "A Pennsbury Historic Property - Springdale Farm"; page 3" (pdf). Retrieved 2023-12-18.