Hopewell Farm

This article is about the farm in Pennsylvania. For the former independent city in Virginia, see Hopewell Farm, Virginia.
Hopewell Farm

Barn and Silo Complex at Hopewell Farm, March 2011
Location 1751 Valley Rd., Valley Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′01″N 75°52′09″W / 39.96694°N 75.86917°W / 39.96694; -75.86917Coordinates: 39°58′01″N 75°52′09″W / 39.96694°N 75.86917°W / 39.96694; -75.86917
Area 50 acres (20 ha)
Built 1787
Architectural style Other, PA barn type
NRHP Reference # 09001215[1]
Added to NRHP January 11, 2010

Hopewell Farm, also known as Lower Farm and Hopedell Farm, is a historic home and farm located in Valley Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The farm has six contributing buildings, one contributing site, and six contributing structures. They are a 2 1/2-story stone and frame farmhouse (c. 1787 - 2000), tenant house (1940), stone and frame Pennsylvania bank barn and silo complex (c. 1825-c. 1930), chicken coop (1940), corn crib (c. 1930), two garages (c. 1930, c. 1940), milk / spring house (c. 1880), spring house (c. 1955), stone arch bridge (c. 1900), two privies (c. 1760, 1940), and the remains of a lime kiln (c. 1830).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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 Jane E. Dorchester (June 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Hopewell Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-17.


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