Collins Mansion, also known as the Joseph Collins House, is a historic home located in West Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1727, and is a 2+1⁄2-story stone dwelling with a serpentine stone facade and fieldstone sidewalls. It was extensively renovated in 1758–1760. It is considered the oldest dwelling in West Chester.[2]
Collins Mansion | |
 Collins Mansion, HABS Photo, August 1958 | |
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| Location | 633 Goshen Rd., near West Chester, West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°58′30″N 75°36′14″W / 39.97500°N 75.60389°W |
| Area | 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) |
| Built | 1727, 1758-1760 |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001110[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 9, 1972 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "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". ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Harvey Freedenberg (July 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Collins Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.
External links
edit- Joseph Collins House, 633 Goshen Road (West Goshen Township), West Chester, Chester County, PA: 8 photos, 6 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
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