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Collen Brook Farm, also known as Collenbrook, is a historic home and associated buildings located in Upper Darby Township,
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. The complex includes three contributing buildings: a farmhouse, a granite
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(c. 1782), and stone and frame
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(c. 1870). The house is a -story, vernacular stone residence with a Georgian plan and consisting of three sections. The oldest section was built around 1700, with additions made in 1774, and 1794. It was the home of noted educator and political leader George Smith (1804–1882). ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the
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in 1988. The 18th-century period farmhouse house is owned by Upper Darby Township, operated by the Upper Darby Historical Society. and open to the public on Sunday afternoons from May through October.


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Upper Darby Historical Society
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