Springdale Farm (Mendenhall, Pennsylvania)

Springdale Farm

Springdale Farm, December 2008
Location Northeast of Mendenhall on Hillendale Road, Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°51′39″N 75°37′45″W / 39.86083°N 75.62917°W / 39.86083; -75.62917Coordinates: 39°51′39″N 75°37′45″W / 39.86083°N 75.62917°W / 39.86083; -75.62917
Area 111.3 acres (45.0 ha)
Built c. 1748, 1836
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 73001607[1]
Added to NRHP March 7, 1973

Springdale Farm, also known as Elwood Mendenhall Farm, is a historic home located in Pennsbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The original house was built before 1748, and now forms a wing of the main house. The main house was built in 1836, and is a 2 1/2-story, five bay, stone Federal-style dwelling. It has a steep gable roof and a long porch added in the 1870s. The property has been continuously owned by the Mendenhall family since 1703.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[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). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (July 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Springdale Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-10.


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