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Derbydown Homestead

Coordinates: 39°55′31″N 75°41′12″W / 39.92528°N 75.68667°W / 39.92528; -75.68667
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Derbydown Homestead
Derbydown Barn, March 2011
Derbydown Homestead is located in Pennsylvania
Derbydown Homestead
Derbydown Homestead is located in the United States
Derbydown Homestead
LocationAt jct. of CR 15077 and 15080, West Bradford Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°55′31″N 75°41′12″W / 39.92528°N 75.68667°W / 39.92528; -75.68667
Area9.8 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1707
MPSWest Branch Brandywine Creek MRA
NRHP reference No.73001609[1]
Added to NRHPApril 2, 1973

Derbydown Homestead, also known as the Abraham Marshall House and Birthplace of Humphry Marshall, is a historic home located in West Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The original house was built in 1707, as a one-room, three bay, 1+12-story stone structure. It was later enlarged to have a gambrel roof. In 1764, it was enlarged again to 2+12 stories with stone and brick construction, and the roof modified to a gable roof with pent eve. Also on the property is a large barn with a gambrel roof. It was first owned by Abraham Marshall, founder of the Bradford Friends Meetinghouse, which met in the house from 1722 to 1727. Abraham was referred on certificate from the Monyash Monthly Meeting in England, to the Darby Monthly Meeting in Pennsylvania, 9th of the 2nd Month 1700. Abraham married Mary Hunt(sister of Elizabeth Hunt Bartram, mother of kings Botanist, John Bartram) at the Darby Meeting 1/17/1702-3 (Hinshaw Index Darby Monthly Meeting, p127) Marshall was the father of botanist Humphry Marshall, who was born at the house in 1722.[2]

House at Derbydown, March 2011

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2005-09-14. Retrieved 2012-12-15. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (August 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Derbydown Homestead" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-15.