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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 74001773.

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English: Lundale Farm, house — aka: Samuel Townsend House.
  • Located in South Coventry Township on State Route 100, in the Pughtown vicinity — Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  • HABS PA,15-PUGH.V,1- Survey number HABS PA-1308
  • Building/structure dates: 1796 initial construction
  • Building/structure dates: 1800 subsequent work
  • Building/structure dates: 1950 subsequent work
Significance
The house is a fine example of a well preserved late eighteenth century local farmhouse which grew to accommodate the needs of the owners. The Townsends, owners during the eighteenth century, were a prominent family in Chester County politics. There is also a fine early eighteenth century springhouse on the property probably built by the original owner, James Pugh.
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Source http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.pa0307
Author Pamela O'Malley Chang (HABS, 1975)
Object location40° 09′ 51″ N, 75° 40′ 21″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo


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