National Register of Historic Places

Ashbridge, David, Log House

West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Listed
November 6, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84003878

About this property

The David Ashbridge Log House is a historic home located at 1181 King Road in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. One of the historic properties included within the Battle of the Clouds Historic District, it was erected in 1782 by Quaker farmer David Ashbridge. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. According to Diane Snyder, the co-owner of this historic residence in 1981 as well as the individual who prepared the Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form about the residence that same year on behalf of the West Whiteland Historic Commission, the David Ashbridge Log House "was built by an English farmer using a German building tradition," and "is one of 3 known habitable log dwellings which still survive in a township where log houses were very common." The West Whiteland Township Historic Commission has documented that the home's builder and first owner was David Ashbridge, an English Quaker farmer who was one of the township's early settlers. The original section of this historic residence was built on 96 acres in 1782 and is a two-story, three-bay, banked log structure with a full attic. The logs are covered with wood siding. It measures 20 feet by 25 feet and has a gable roof. A frame addition was built in 1970.

Location

1181 King Rd.
West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania
40.01855, -75.58871

Categories

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Sources

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When was Ashbridge, David, Log House listed on the National Register?

Ashbridge, David, Log House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 6, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Ashbridge, David, Log House?

Ashbridge, David, Log House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Ashbridge, David, Log House is recorded as the industrial era.

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