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William Painter Farm

Coordinates: 39°52′42″N 75°33′10″W / 39.87833°N 75.55278°W / 39.87833; -75.55278
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William Painter Farm
William Painter Farm, November 2009
William Painter Farm is located in Pennsylvania
William Painter Farm
William Painter Farm is located in the United States
William Painter Farm
Nearest city2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Chadds Ford on U.S. Route 1, Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°52′42″N 75°33′10″W / 39.87833°N 75.55278°W / 39.87833; -75.55278
Area4.9 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1808
NRHP reference No.71000701[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 27, 1971

William Painter Farm is a historic home located at Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1808, and is a two-story painted brick building with a late 19th- and an early 20th-century addition. The home was used as a station on the Underground Railroad.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-01-12. Note: This includes Eleanor M. Webster (May 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: William Painter Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-11.