Goodwin Acres is an historic home which is located in East Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
History and architectural features
Built sometime around 1736, with two additions that were erected circa 1749 and 1840, it is a 2+1⁄2-story, four-bay by one-bay, coursed fieldstone dwelling with a gable roof with dormers. The western addition is a low, one-story structure with a gently pitched gable roof. The eastern addition is one-story.[2]
The additions are unified to the main structure by a porch. An enclosed porch and library were added in 1941.[2]
Also located 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
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c "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.
