Parker's Ford

Parker's Ford

Stone buildings at Parker's Ford, March 2011
Location Old Schuylkill Rd. near Parkerford, East Vincent Township and East Coventry Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°11′56″N 75°34′52″W / 40.19889°N 75.58111°W / 40.19889; -75.58111Coordinates: 40°11′56″N 75°34′52″W / 40.19889°N 75.58111°W / 40.19889; -75.58111
Area 7.5 acres (3.0 ha)
Built 1766
NRHP Reference # 83002226[1]
Added to NRHP March 17, 1983

Parker's Ford, also known as Old Parkerford, is a national historic district located in East Vincent Township and East Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 5 contributing buildings, 3 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure. The buildings are a tavern (1766), stable building, and three houses. It was the site of a grist mill and sawmill by 1720.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[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 Estelle Cremers; Eleanor Morris; Priscilla Crowell & Eleanor Barger (April 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Parker's Ford" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-07.


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