Townsend House (Pughtown, Pennsylvania)
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The Townsend House, also known as Lundale Farm, is an historic, American home that is located near
Pughtown Pughtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located in South Coventry Township on Pennsylvania Route 100, just south of Buckstown. As of 2020 T ...
in South Coventry Township,
Chester County, Pennsylvania Chester County (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Tscheschter Kaundi''), colloquially referred to as Chesco, is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in ...
. The house was added to the
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in 1974.


History and architectural features

This historic residence was built in three phases. The oldest section dates to 1796, with additions made during the early nineteenth century and in 1950. The main house was built during the first two phases and is a -story, five-bay, random
fieldstone Fieldstone is a naturally occurring type of stone, which lies at or near the surface of the Earth. Fieldstone is a nuisance for farmers seeking to expand their land under cultivation, but at some point it began to be used as a construction mate ...
structure that is coated in
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. It has a gable roof and a brick chimney at the west gable end. The 1950 addition is a -story structure attached at the east end. Also located on the property is a stone
springhouse 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 str ...
that dates to the early eighteenth century. ''Note:'' This includes The house was added to the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1974.


Gallery

File:HABS Townsend Chesco.jpg, HABS Drawing, 1975


References


External links


Lundale Farm, House, State Route 100 (South Coventry Township), Pughtown, Chester County, PA
1 photo, 2 color transparencies, 6 measured drawings, 12 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at
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{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1796 Houses in Chester County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania 1796 establishments in Pennsylvania