The Robert Rooke House is an historic, American home that is located in

West Vincent Township West Vincent Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The population was 4,567 at the 2010 census. History The township was named after Sir Mathias Vincent. West Vincent was formed in 1832 when Vincent Township was divided. The r ...

, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

History and architectural features

The house was created in two sections. The original section is a -story,

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structure that is two bays by one bay. The original structure later became the kitchen wing. It was expanded circa 1841, with a three-story, five-bay by two-bay, fieldstone structure. It has a gable roof and was designed in a transitional

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/Victorian style. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rooke, Robert, House Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Georgian architecture in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1841 Houses in Chester County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania