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Townsend House (Pughtown, Pennsylvania)

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Built
  
1796

NRHP Reference #
  
74001773

Area
  
2 ha

Architect
  
Townsend, Samuel

Opened
  
1796

Added to NRHP
  
16 December 1974

Townsend House (Pughtown, Pennsylvania)

Location
  
Southwest of Pughtown off Pennsylvania Route 100, South Coventry Township, Pennsylvania

Townsend House, also known as Lundale Farm, is a historic home located near Pughtown in South Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in three phases. The oldest section dates to 1796, with additions made in the early 19th century, and in 1950. The main house was built in the first two phases and is a 2 12-story, five-bay, random fieldstone structure coated in stucco. It has a gable roof and a brick chimney at the west gable end. The 1950 addition is a 2 12-story structure attached at the east end. Also on the property is a stone springhouse dated to the early 18th century.

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

References

Townsend House (Pughtown, Pennsylvania) Wikipedia