Greenwood Farm (Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania)

Greenwood Farm is an historic home and farm located in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Greenwood Farm
Greenwood Farm, February 2011
Greenwood Farm (Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
Greenwood Farm (Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania)
Greenwood Farm (Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania) is located in the United States
Greenwood Farm (Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania)
Location888 West Valley Drive near Wayne, Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°4′3″N 75°25′26″W
Area3.6 acres (1.5 ha)
Built1915
Architectural styleFederal, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.96001196[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 24, 1996

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

History and architectural features

The property includes the stone farmhouse, stone bank barn (built circa 1793), stone carriage house, tenant house, stone smokehouse, tennis court, and swimming pool.

The house pre-dates 1798, and was originally a three-bay, double-pile stone structure. A two-bay wing was added in the nineteenth century. The house was remodeled in 1915 in the Colonial Revival style.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References

  1. "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 unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Greenwood Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-03.
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