Waynesborough

Waynesborough

Waynesborough, rear view in 1960
Location 2049 Waynesborough Rd., Paoli, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°01′55″N 75°28′26″W / 40.03194°N 75.47389°W / 40.03194; -75.47389Coordinates: 40°01′55″N 75°28′26″W / 40.03194°N 75.47389°W / 40.03194; -75.47389
Built 1724
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Georgian
NRHP Reference # 73001603
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 7, 1973[1]
Designated NHL November 28, 1972[2]

Waynesborough, also known as Gen. Anthony Wayne House, was the home of American Revolutionary War general Anthony Wayne (1745-1796). He lived there for all his life except his last 5 years.

The house was built by Wayne's grandfather, Captain W.M. Wayne in 1724. Captain Wayne's son enlarged the house in 1765 and a wing was added in 1812.[3]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1972.[2][4]

The Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks (Landmarks) offers tours of Waynesborough from mid-March through December on Wednesday through Sunday from 1-3 p.m.

Many buildings near the Waynesborough home have been named after it.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Waynesborough". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  3. ↑ Faris, John Thomson (1919). Old Roads Out of Philadelphia. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott. p. 137.
  4. ↑ Charles W. Snell (March 2, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: General Anthony Wayne House, "Waynesborough" / Waynesborough" (pdf). National Park Service.


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