Sharpless Homestead

Sharpless Homestead
Location 1045 Birmingham Rd., Birmingham Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°55′08″N 75°36′22″W / 39.91889°N 75.60611°W / 39.91889; -75.60611Coordinates: 39°55′08″N 75°36′22″W / 39.91889°N 75.60611°W / 39.91889; -75.60611
Area 4.3 acres (1.7 ha)
Built c. 1790, 1820, 1831, 1860
NRHP Reference # 11000924[1]
Added to NRHP December 15, 2011

Sharpless Homestead, also known as Radley Farm, is a historic home and farm located in Birmingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It includes four green serpentine stone vernacular buildings built between about 1790 and 1860. They are the farmhouse, stable, springhouse, and smoke house. The main section of the farmhouse was built about 1790 and rebuilt in 1860. It is a 2 1/2-story, four bay, serpentine structure. The three-story, three bay, east section was added about 1820, and the two-story northeast section was added about 1831.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/12/11 through 12/16/11. National Park Service. 2011-12-23.
  2. ↑ "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. & Seth Hinshaw, Sr. (May 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Sharpless Homestead" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-23.


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