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Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States United States historic place


Whitford Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Whitford Hall, January 2011
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Location	145 W. Lincoln Hwy., West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°1′39″N 75°37′58″W / 40.02750°N 75.63278°W / 40.02750; -75.63278
Area	1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built	c. 1796
Built by	Thomas, Richard
Architectural style	Federal
MPS	West Whiteland Township MRA
NRHP reference No.	84003319
Added to NRHP	September 6, 1984

Whitford Hall is a historic home located in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Built about 1796 by Richard Thomas, the house is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay brick dwelling in the Federal style. It has a gable roof with dormers, service wing, and frame additions. Also on the property are a stone shed, tenant house, and carriage house. It is one of three surviving historic residences constructed by Richard Thomas, the others being Whitford Lodge and Ivy Cottage.

Whitford Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
"National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes M.L. Wolf, Brandywine Cons. (December 1981). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Whitford Hall" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.

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v t e West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Neighborhoods	Exton CDP Whitford Glenloch (partial)
Shopping	Exton Square Mall Main Street at Exton
Education	West Chester Area School District Church Farm School Chester County Library System
Historic sites	Colebrook Manor Exton Hotel Fox Chase Inn Hunt Downing House Ivy Cottage Jacob Zook House John Bell Farm Ship Inn Thomas Mill and Miller's House West Whiteland Inn Whitford Hall Whitford Lodge Williams Deluxe Cabins Zook House
Transportation	SEPTA and Amtrak station Chester Valley Rail Trail
While all of the Exton census-designated place is in West Whiteland Township, there are areas with Exton postal addresses that are not in the CDP and are not in the township.

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