The John Cheyney Log Tenant House and Farm, also known as the Thomas Huston Farm, is an historic American home and associated buildings that are located in Cheyney,

Delaware County, Pennsylvania Delaware County, colloquially referred to as Delco, is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. With a population of 576,830 as of the 2020 census, it is the fifth-most populous county in Pennsylvania and the third=smallest in area. Del ...

. This complex was added to the

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in 1978.

History and architectural features

The John Cheyney Log Tenant House and Farm encompasses four contributing buildings, which date roughly from 1760 to 1870, including a part log, part stucco over stone, vernacular residence, a stone and frame barn, a "garage" containing a forge and farm kitchen, and a stone

spring house A spring house, or springhouse, is a small building, usually of a single room, constructed over a spring. While the original purpose of a springhouse was to keep the spring water clean by excluding fallen leaves, animals, etc., the enclosing stru ...

. The residence, or tenant house, consists of a -story log section that was built circa 1800 and is connected to a three-story, stucco over stone section that was built between 1815 and 1848. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

in 1978.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cheyney, John, Log Tenant House and Farm Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Houses in Delaware County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Delaware County, Pennsylvania