Goodwin Acres

Goodwin Acres
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Goodwin Acres, January 2011
Location	600 Reservoir Road, near West Chester, East Goshen Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°58′55″N 75°33′16″W / 39.98194°N 75.55444°WCoordinates: 39°58′55″N 75°33′16″W / 39.98194°N 75.55444°W
Area	14.9 acres (6.0 ha)
Built	c. 1736, c. 1749, c. 1840
NRHP Reference #	80003471[1]
Added to NRHP	June 27, 1980

Goodwin Acres is a historic home located in East Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1736, with two additions made about 1749 and about 1840. It is a  2 ¹⁄₂-story, four-bay by one-bay, coursed fieldstone dwelling with a gable roof with dormers. The west addition is a low, one-story structure with a gently pitched gable roof. The east addition is one-story. The additions are unified to the main structure by a porch. An enclosed porch and library were added in 1941. Also on the property are a stone-and-frame Pennsylvania bank barn (c. 1900) and a stone spring house.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "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 Winifred Serne (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Goodwin Acres" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.