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White Horse Farm
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| Nearest city: | Phoenixville, Pennsylvania |
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| Area: | 0.8 acres (0.32 ha) |
| Built: | 1770 |
| Architectural style: | Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 87001206[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | July 29, 1987 |
White Horse Farm in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania was built around 1770. In the nineteenth century it was the home of abolitionist Elijah F. Pennypacker and served as a station on the Underground Railroad. The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[2]
Elijah F. Pennypacker (1804-1888) served in the Pennsylvania State Legislature as a colleague of Thaddeus Stevens from 1831 until 1836, when he left to focus on the antislavery cause.[3][4] He became president of the Chester County and Pennsylvania abolitionist societies. In 1840 his home became a station on the Underground Railroad. Fugitive slaves arrived from three different routes, and were sent north to Norristown and other stations to the north and east. Poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier said of Pennypacker, "In mind, body, and brave championship of the cause of freedom, he was one of the most remarkable men I ever knew." [2][5]
White Horse Farm on Google Street View
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