Goodwin Acres
Goodwin Acres | |
 Goodwin Acres, January 2011 | |
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| Location | 600 Reservoir Road, near West Chester, East Goshen Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°58′55″N 75°33′16″W / 39.98194°N 75.55444°W |
| Area | 14.9 acres (6.0 ha) |
| Built | c. 1736, c. 1749, c. 1840 |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003471[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 27, 1980 |
Goodwin Acres is a historic home located in East Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1736, with two additions made about 1749 and about 1840. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, four-bay by one-bay, coursed fieldstone dwelling with a gable roof with dormers. The west addition is a low, one-story structure with a gently pitched gable roof. The east addition is one-story. The additions are unified to the main structure by a porch. An enclosed porch and library were added in 1941. Also on the property are a stone-and-frame Pennsylvania bank barn (c. 1900) and a stone spring house.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
- ^ a b "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). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Winifred Serne (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Goodwin Acres" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.
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