HISTORIC HOUSES OF CHADDS FORD

Barns-Brinton House - 1714, Route 1 near the Chaddsford Winery

Baldwin House - at the corner of Routes 1 and 100

Benjamin Ring House/Washington's Headquarters - on Brandywine Battlefield Park property

Birmingham Meeting - 1722, Birmingham Road, Birmingham Township

Brinton's Mill - c. 1719, Creek Road, Birmingham Township

Daniel Davis House - 1740, Birmingham Road, Birmingham Township

Dilworthtown Inn - 1758, Old Wilmington Pike, Birmingham Township

George Gilpin House/Howe's Headquarters - 1754, Harvey Road, Birmingham Township

Gideon Gilpin House/Lafayette's Quarters - on Brandywine Battlefield Park property

Howard Pyle's studio - see Turner's Mill

John Chads House - ca. 1725, Route 100 North

Mother Archie's Church - Ring & Bullock Roads

Old Kennett Meeting - U.S. Route 1, Kennett Township

Pennsbury/Lancaster Inn - c. 1720, U.S. Route 1, Pennsbury Township

Sanderson Museum - on Route 100 North

Springdale Farm - c. 1748, Hillendale Road, Pennsbury Township

Turner's Mill - on Route 1 across from the Benjamin Ring House (Washington's Headquarters)

William Brinton 1704 House - 1704, Oakland Road, Chadds Ford Township

William Harvey House - c. 1715, Brinton's Bridge Road, Pennsbury Township

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How to research your historic house:  

Sorry, the Chadds Ford Historical Society does not have information on historic houses in the area.  Try the sources below:

If you live in Delaware County, PA, call the Delaware County Planning Department located in Media, PA, at 610-891-5200 or visit their website at http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/planning/.  

If you live in Chester County, PA, call the Chester County Parks and Recreation Department at 601 Westtown Road in West Chester, PA 19382-4534.  General phone is 610-344-6415 or call Jane Davidson, Heritage Preservation Coordinator, at 610-344-6923.  Visit the website at http://www.chesco.org/ccparks/

National Register of Historic Places - http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/

House Histories: A Guide to Tracing the Genealogy of Your Home by Sally Light. Published by Golden Hill Press, Inc. of Spencertown, New York 12165, 1989, 1995. ISBN: 0-9614876-1-5. Available from www.amazon.com for $10.47.