National Register of Historic Places

Rhoads Homestead

New Hope, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Listed
August 7, 1996
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
85003655

About this property

The Rhoads Homestead is an historic homestead in New Hope, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The farmhouse consists of two sections; the oldest was built circa 1734. The first section is a 2+1⁄2-story, fieldstone structure with an attached, one-story, sloped-roof, fieldstone addition. A second house dates to 1760 and is a 2+1⁄2-story, fieldstone dwelling that was remodeled during the nineteenth century in the Victorian style. It has a two-story, stone addition and a one-story board-and-batten addition. Associated with this house are stone spring houses, board-and-batten woodsheds, a clapboard pump shelter, and the ruins of a small bank barn. The third house was built in 1858 and is a small 2+1⁄2-story, board-and-batten dwelling that was built to house servants. This homestead was the site of General William Alexander's three week bivouac prior to the Battle of Trenton from December 8 through December 25, 1776.

Location

102--106 W. Bridge St.
New Hope, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
40.37038, -74.95735

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Nearby Battles

Battle of Crooked Billet May 1 1778
1778Revolutionary War
11.8 mi
Battle of Crooked Billet
1778Revolutionary War
12.4 mi
Battle of Trenton Dec 26 1776
1776Revolutionary War
14.6 mi

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When was Rhoads Homestead listed on the National Register?

Rhoads Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 7, 1996.

What type of historic resource is Rhoads Homestead?

Rhoads Homestead is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Rhoads Homestead is recorded as the industrial era.

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