Cedarcroft

For the neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, see Cedarcroft, Baltimore.
Cedarcroft
Cedarcroft in 1960
Nearest city Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°51′34.98″N 75°43′9.03″W / 39.8597167°N 75.7191750°WCoordinates: 39°51′34.98″N 75°43′9.03″W / 39.8597167°N 75.7191750°W
Built 1859
Architect Bayard Taylor
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 71000693[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 11, 1971[1]
Designated NHL November 11, 1971[2]

Cedarcroft, also known as Bayard Taylor House, is a National Historic Landmark home in Chester County, Pennsylvania. "From 1859 to 1874, this was the residence of Bayard Taylor (1825-1878), poet, novelist, and Civil War correspondent. Taylor did much of his writing in this house," which he had built for his use.[2] He lived here with his wife Maria Hansen, whom he married in 1857. She was the daughter of the Danish/German astronomer Peter Andreas Hansen.

The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Cedarcroft". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
  3. ↑ National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Cedarcroft. Accompanying 1 photo, exterior, from 1971. (Nomination text not currently available.) PDF (261 KB)

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