Thomas Leiper Estate

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Leiper, Thomas, Estate
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	Wallingford, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	39°53′12″N 75°21′30″W / 39.88667, -75.35833Coordinates: 39°53′12″N 75°21′30″W / 39.88667, -75.35833
Built/Founded:	1785
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style(s):	No Style Listed
Added to NRHP:	December 29, 1970
NRHP Reference#:	70000547[1]
Governing body:	Private

The Thomas Leiper Estate is a Registered Historic Place in Nether Providence Township, Pennsylvania. Built by Thomas Leiper around 1785, the estate was named Strath Haven after Leiper's birth place in Strathaven, Scotland.

The Friends of the Leiper House offers weekend guided tours of the house from April through December.

[edit] See also

• Leiper Canal
• Leiper Railroad
• Strath Haven High School Wallingford Swartmore School District school in Nether Providence, named after the estate.
• List of Registered Historic Places in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

[edit] References

[edit] External Link

• Nether Providence Township: Township Treasures, scroll to The Thomas Leiper House

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