National Register of Historic Places

Brandywine Summit Camp Meeting

Chadds Ford, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Listed
February 24, 1995
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
95000132

About this property

Brandywine Summit Camp Meeting is a historic camp meeting and national historic district located at Concord Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The rural setting drew Methodists from nearby Wilmington, Delaware and West Chester. The district includes 76 contributing buildings near Chadds Ford village. The buildings are in a vernacular camp meeting style of architecture. The centerpiece of the community are the Tabernacle, built about 1884, and Pavilion, also dated to the 1880s. Most of the contributing buildings are cottages, built after the turn of the 20th century. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Location

119 Beaver Valley Rd., Concord Township
Chadds Ford, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
39.85154, -75.54724

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Nearby Historic Sites

Twaddell's Mill and House
Industrial
1.7 mi
Andrew Wyeth Studio and Kuerner Farm (Boundary Expansion and Additional Documentation)
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Painter, William, Farm
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Wyeth, N.C., House and Studio
Listed
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Gilpin Homestead
Industrial
2.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Brandywine Sep 11 1777
1777Revolutionary War
1.1 mi
Action at Chadd's Ford (Brandywine)
1777Revolutionary War
1.7 mi
Battle of Brandywine — Chadds Ford Action
1777Revolutionary War
2 mi

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When was Brandywine Summit Camp Meeting listed on the National Register?

Brandywine Summit Camp Meeting was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1995.

What type of historic resource is Brandywine Summit Camp Meeting?

Brandywine Summit Camp Meeting is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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