Collins Mansion


Collins Mansion
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Collins Mansion, HABS Photo, August 1958
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Location	633 Goshen Rd., near West Chester, West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°58′30″N 75°36′14″W / 39.97500°N 75.60389°W / 39.97500; -75.60389Coordinates: 39°58′30″N 75°36′14″W / 39.97500°N 75.60389°W / 39.97500; -75.60389
Area	3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built	1727, 1758-1760
NRHP Reference #	72001110^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 9, 1972

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]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "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 Harvey Freedenberg (July 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Collins Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.

External links

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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