National Register of Historic Places

Coates, Moses, Jr., Farm

Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Listed
May 2, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84003186

About this property

The Moses Coates Jr. Farm, also known as Meadow Brook Farm, is an historic home and farm complex that is located in Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. This historic house is a 2+1⁄2-story, ell-shaped, stuccoed, stone structure with a gable roof. The oldest section dates to circa 1754, as a two-story, six-bay, two-room-over-two-room house that was designed in the Georgian style. Sometime around 1800, a three-bay section was added. Further expansion was then made in 1896 with the house renovated in 1933 for use as a clubhouse, at which time the property was converted to a nine-hole golf course. Also located on the property are a contributing bank barn, a carriage house, and two spring houses. During the American Revolution the house served as officer's quarters for American officers in late-1777 and early-1778, in conjunction with the encampment at Valley Forge.

Location

1416 State Rd., Schuykill Township
Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
40.11635, -75.52263

Categories

MILITARY
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Sources

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When was Coates, Moses, Jr., Farm listed on the National Register?

Coates, Moses, Jr., Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 2, 1984.

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Coates, Moses, Jr., Farm is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Coates, Moses, Jr., Farm is recorded as the industrial era.

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