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Benjamin Pennypacker House is a historic home located in West Whiteland 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 ...
. It was built in the 1840s and is a -story,
stucco Stucco or render is a construction material made of aggregates, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as a decorative coating for walls and ceilings, exterior walls, and as a sculptural and ...
ed stone dwelling with a gable roof in the rural Federal style. It features a one-story, three-sided porch. Also on the property is a contributing
corn crib A corn crib or corncrib is a type of granary used to dry and store corn. It may also be known as a cornhouse or corn house. Overview After the harvest and while still on the cob, corn is placed in the crib either with or without the husk. The ...
and site of a
spring house 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 ...
. The property was acquired by the
Church Farm School The Church Farm School (CFS) is a private secondary Christian school in Exton, Pennsylvania, United States.
about 1918, and served as the residence for the farm manager. ''Note:'' This includes It was listed on 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 1984.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pennypacker, Benjamin, House Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Federal architecture in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1849 Houses in Chester County, Pennsylvania 1849 establishments in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania