Martha Pennock House is a set of two historic homes located in East Fallowfield Township,

Chester County, Pennsylvania Chester County (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Tscheschter Kaundi''), colloquially known as Chesco, is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the De ...

. The older house was built about 1825 as the Ironmaster's mansion by Martha Pennock, widow of Isaac Pennock, for her son Isaac. It is a two-story, five bay,

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ed stone

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style dwelling. The second house was built about 1840, and is a two-story, four bay, stuccoed stone

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style dwelling. It features a full width front

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. The mill complex where the houses are located was the home of

Rebecca Lukens Rebecca Lukens (1794–1854), born Rebecca Webb Pennock, was an American businesswoman. She was the owner and manager of the iron and steel mill which became the Lukens Steel Company of Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Fortune Magazine called her "Amer ...

(1794–1854), daughter of Martha Pennock, for a short time after her marriage to Charles Lukens. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

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in 1985.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Federal architecture in Pennsylvania Greek Revival houses in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1825 Houses completed in 1840 Houses in Chester County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania {{ChesterCountyPA-NRHP-stub