Philip Dougherty House is a historic home located in East Fallowfield Township,

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, United States. It is directly across the road from the Philip Dougherty Tavern. It was built about 1774, and is a two-story, four bay,

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ed stone dwelling with a gable roof. It features a full width front porch with a hipped roof. Also on the property are a contributing

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, machine shop, and milk house. Philip Dougherty was the brother of Edward Dougherty, who built the Edward Dougherty House. ''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 Houses completed in 1774 Houses in Chester County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania {{ChesterCountyPA-NRHP-stub