Oskar G. Stonorov House is a historic home located in Charlestown Township,

Chester County, Pennsylvania Chester County (Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Tscheschter Kaundi''), colloquially known as Chesco, is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the Delaware Valley region of the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53 ...

. It was built in 1938, from the stone walls of an existing stone and frame farmhouse. It is "L"-shaped, as was the farmhouse, with frame walls sheathed in cypress. It features large window openings, and a flat roof with

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or thin edge overhang. A guest house was added to the property in the early 1950s. It was designed by its owner, architect Oskar Stonorov. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

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in 1975. It is located in the Middle Pickering Rural Historic District.

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