Taylor–Cope Historic District
Taylor–Cope Historic District | |
Abiah Taylor House, Taylor–Cope Historic District, February 2012 | |
| Location | 890–1100 blocks of Strasburg Road/Pennsylvania Route 162 in Marshallton, East Bradford Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°57′32″N 75°38′50″W / 39.95889°N 75.64722°W |
| Area | 310 acres (130 ha) |
| Built | 1700 |
| Built by | Abiah Taylor |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, English Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001250[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 16, 1987 |
The Taylor–Cope Historic District is a national historic district that is located in West Bradford Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
History and architectural features
The district encompasses fifteen contributing buildings, including the separately listed Taylor House, and one contributing structure that are all located in rural Chester County. They are primarily residential buildings and barns that were built between 1724 and 1906.[2]
The oldest building in the district is the English Colonial style Abiah Taylor House that was erected in 1724. The contributing structure is the separately listed Cope's Bridge.[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Martha Leigh Wolf (May 1987). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Taylor--Cope Historic District. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 15, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taylor-Cope Historic District.
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-204, "Abiah Taylor House, Brandywine Creek Road (East Bradford Township), Copesville, Chester County, PA", 5 photos, 5 data pages, 1 photo caption page