Worth–Jefferis Rural Historic District
The Worth–Jefferis Rural Historic District is a national historic district that is located in East Bradford Township and West Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Worth–Jefferis Rural Historic District | |
House and barn in the Worth–Jefferis Rural Historic District, March 2011 | |
Location | Roughly, along Lucky Hill, N. Wawaset, Allerton and Creek Rds., near Marshallton, East Bradford Township and West Bradford Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°56′15″N 75°39′13″W / 39.93750°N 75.65361°W |
Area | 1,800 acres (730 ha) |
Architectural style | Colonial, Georgian, Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 95000523[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 27, 1995 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
History and architectural features
editThis district encompasses forty-two contributing buildings and five contributing sites that are located in rural Chester County. It includes a variety of vernacular stone farmhouses, Pennsylvania bank barns, and farm outbuildings.
Notable properties include the Georgia Farm (1740), the Glen-Worth Farm, the Barr Farm, the Lucky Hill Farm, the Blue Rock Farm, the Allerton Farm, the Barry Farm, and the Sarah Baldwin Farm. Also located within the district is the separately listed Carter-Worth House and Farm.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[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 Robert J. Wise, Jr. (April 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Worth–Jefferis Rural Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved December 23, 2012.