Rice–Pennebecker Farm
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Pennebecker barn, March 2011
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Location | Clover Mill Rd. near Chester Springs, West Pikeland Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°06′07″N 75°35′59″W / 40.10194°N 75.59972°WCoordinates: 40°06′07″N 75°35′59″W / 40.10194°N 75.59972°W |
Area | 42 acres (17 ha) |
Built | c. 1767, 1831-1832, c. 1870, 1960 |
Built by | Rice, Zachariah; Et al. |
Architectural style | Georgian |
NRHP Reference # | 86001765 |
Added to NRHP | August 21, 1986 |
Rice–Pennebecker Farm, also known as Fox Meadow Farm, is a historic farm and national historic district located in West Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The farm has four contributing buildings and one contributing structure. They are the main house, a wagon shed, stone barn, corn crib, and storage building. The main house is in four sections; the earliest dates 1767, with additions and modifications made in 1831-1832, c. 1870, and 1960. The oldest section forms the rear wing. The 1831-1832 addition is the main part and is a two-story, five bay, stone structure in the Georgian style.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.