The Vincent Forge Mansion, also known as Young's Forge Mansion and the Kerry Dell Farm, is an historic, American home that is located in East Vincent Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Vincent Forge Mansion | |
 Vincent Forge Mansion, April 2011 | |
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| Location | Cook's Glen Road R.D., East Vincent Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°09′26″N 75°38′29″W / 40.15722°N 75.64139°W |
| Area | 9.5 acres (3.8 ha) |
| Built | c. 1770 |
| Built by | Young, John |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001003[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 9, 1985 |
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
History and architectural features edit
Built circa 1770, this historic structure is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay by two-bay, stone dwelling with a gable roof and pent. It was originally the ironmaster's home and office at an eighteenth-century iron forge. The forge operated from roughly 1760 to 1800. The house later became a farmhouse.
In 1925, the property was sold to the Catholic Church for use as a boy's summer camp. The camp closed during the late-1970s.[2]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "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 Eleanor M. Morris; Estelle Cremers & Kenneth Weaver (February 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Vincent Forge Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-17.