Chamberlain-Pennell House

Chamberlain-Pennell House

Chamberlain Pennel House, November 2009
Location West of Media off U.S. Route 1 at Valley Brook Road, Chester Heights, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°53′52″N 75°28′47″W / 39.89778°N 75.47972°W / 39.89778; -75.47972Coordinates: 39°53′52″N 75°28′47″W / 39.89778°N 75.47972°W / 39.89778; -75.47972
Area 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built c. 1722
Architect Stanton, W. Macy
Architectural style Hall,passage,parlor plan
NRHP Reference # 77001165[1]
Added to NRHP December 27, 1977

The Chamberlain-Pennell House, also known as Hill of Skye, is a historic home located at Chester Heights, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The building was built about 1722 and "modernized" in the mid-19th century. The  2 1⁄2-story, brick house in configured in a "hall, passage, parlor" plan. A  1 1⁄2-story kitchen wing was added to the west side sometime before 1798.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 27, 1977.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "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 Alice Kent Schooler and William K. Watson (April 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chamberlain-Pennell House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-02.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.