The Moses Coates Jr. Farm, also known as Meadow Brook Farm, is an historic, American home and farm complex that is located in Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
History and architectural features
This historic house is a 2+1⁄2-story, ell-shaped, stuccoed, stone structure with a gable roof. The oldest section dates to circa 1754, as a two-story, six-bay, two-room-over-two-room house that was designed in the Georgian style. Sometime around 1800, a three-bay section was added. Further expansion was then made in 1896 with the house renovated in 1933 for use as a clubhouse, at which time the property was converted to a nine-hole golf course. Also located on the property are a contributing bank barn, a carriage house, and two spring houses.
During the American Revolution the house served as officer's quarters for American officers in late-1777 and early-1778, in conjunction with the encampment at Valley Forge.[2]
This property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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 Joanne C. Brown (May 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Moses Coates Jr. Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-03.
