Thomas Bull House

Thomas Bull House, also known as Robert's Plantation, Redding Plantation, and Mt. Pleasant, is a historic home located in East Nantmeal Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Originally built in 1715 and owned by Owen Roberts, the property was sold in 1729 to William Branson as part of the Redding Plantation, who eventually sold it to Thomas Bull. Thomas Bull was employed by the well known Van Leer family and worked at their historical Warwick Furnace Farms as the manager.[2] The house is in three parts. The oldest section was built about 1715. It is part of the two-story, four bay eastern section of the stone dwelling. The two-story, three bay, third section was probably built between 1783 and 1796. The interior of the older part features a circular staircase that wraps around the chimney. It is an example of late Georgian / early Federal architecture.[3]

Thomas Bull House
Thomas Bull House, March 2011
LocationEast of Elverson on Bulltown Road, East Nantmeal Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°09′03″N 75°47′34″W
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Builtc. 1715, c. 1785
Built byBull, Thomas; Et al.
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.79002198[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 3, 1979

The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Biographies". History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Biographies. 2007. pp. 687–688.
  3. "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 W. Winsor and Estelle Cremer (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Thomas Bull House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-17.

Media related to Thomas Bull House at Wikimedia Commons


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.