Strickland-Roberts Homestead

The Strickland-Roberts Homestead, also known as the Bryncoed Farm, is an historic, American home that is located in West Vincent Township, Pennsylvania.

Strickland-Roberts Homestead
Strickland-Roberts Homestead, March 2011
Strickland-Roberts Homestead is located in Pennsylvania
Strickland-Roberts Homestead
Strickland-Roberts Homestead is located in the United States
Strickland-Roberts Homestead
Location3 miles (4.8 km) south of Kimberton on St. Matthews Road, West Vincent Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°7′20″N 75°38′6″W / 40.12222°N 75.63500°W / 40.12222; -75.63500
Area3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Builtc. 1800, 1873, 1929
NRHP reference No.78002372[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 30, 1978

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

History architectural features

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The original section of this historic structure dates to circa 1800, and is a two-story, five-bay by one-bay, fieldstone structure. It has a gable roof, a small shed-roofed porch, and a terrace. A 2+12-story, four-bay, random fieldstone addition was designed by R. Brognard Okie and built in 1929.

Also located on the property is a contributing bank barn that dates to 1873. The house was purchased by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Owen J. Roberts in 1927; he died here in 1955.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Virginia Stoudt, Estelle Cremers & Kelly Murphy, III (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Strickland-Roberts Homestead" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-20.