Deery Family Homestead is a historic farm and national
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
located in
West Vincent Township,
Chester County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 10 contributing buildings on a self-sustaining family compound. The buildings include the following on the Main Farm: the main house, large stone and frame
bank barn
A bank barn or banked barn is a style of barn noted for its accessibility, at ground level, on two separate levels. Often built into the side of a hill, or bank, both the upper and the lower floors area could be accessed from ground level, one are ...
(1819), and stone and frame wagon shed. On the Henry Derry Farm are the main house, smaller house, root cellar, large stone
bank barn
A bank barn or banked barn is a style of barn noted for its accessibility, at ground level, on two separate levels. Often built into the side of a hill, or bank, both the upper and the lower floors area could be accessed from ground level, one are ...
, and two small stone buildings. The district also includes the George Deery House (bef. 1819) and Tenant House.
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It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
References
{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Houses completed in 1819
Houses in Chester County, Pennsylvania
National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania