Coventry Hall, also known as Oakleigh, is a historic home located in

South Coventry Township South Coventry Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,604 at the 2010 census. History The township derives its name from Coventry, England, the native home of an early settler. Coventry Hal ...

, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in three major phases. The oldest section was built between 1740 and 1760. It is a -story,

fieldstone Fieldstone is a naturally occurring type of stone, which lies at or near the surface of the Earth. Fieldstone is a nuisance for farmers seeking to expand their land under cultivation, but at some point it began to be used as a construction mate ...

structure with a gable roof and cut stone on the front facade. Two additions were made on the east end; the first about 1798 and the second in 1803. ''Note:'' This includes The house was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1974.

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{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1803 Houses in Chester County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania