National Register of Historic Places
Edgewood
West Chester vicinity, Chester County, Pennsylvania
The record
- Listed
- March 7, 1973
- Type
- Building
- Address
- SE of jct of Co. Rds 15087 & 15221, Birmingham Township, West Chester vicinity
- County
- Chester
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Contributing resources
- 1 building
- Coordinates
- 39.90394, -75.58910
- Reference number
- 09000102
The story
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Edgewood is a building near West Chester, in Birmingham Township, Chester County, built from 1846 to 1852 in the Gothic Victorian style.
Why it's listed
It was listed under criterion A, with local significance in architecture, religion and military; its period of significance runs from 1777 to 1900, tied to the 1777 Battle of Brandywine.
Physical character
Its walls are serpentine stone, and it has a four-story tower with a pendant on the eastern gable. It keeps original windows, shutters, a pent over the doorway, and a panelled northwest room.
Historical context
Built as a single dwelling, it was a private residence when listed; Charles L. Sharpless owned it in 1852 and Spencer Biddle in 1944.