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Gideon Wickersham Farmstead

Gideon Wickersham Farmstead
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Gideon Wickersham Farmstead, February 2011
Gideon Wickersham Farmstead is located in Pennsylvania
Gideon Wickersham Farmstead
Gideon Wickersham Farmstead is located in the US
Gideon Wickersham Farmstead
Location 750 Northbrook Road, near Kennett Square, East Marlborough Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°53′19″N 75°41′23″W / 39.88861°N 75.68972°W / 39.88861; -75.68972Coordinates: 39°53′19″N 75°41′23″W / 39.88861°N 75.68972°W / 39.88861; -75.68972
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1818
Built by Wickersham, Gideon
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Other, Georgian
NRHP Reference # 87001992
Added to NRHP January 30, 1988

Gideon Wickersham Farmstead, also known as "Hame's Best," is a historic home located near Kennett Square, East Marlborough Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The farmhouse was built in 1818, and is a square stone dwelling in a vernacular Georgian style. The home measures 30 by 30 feet (9.1 by 9.1 m) and is constructed of schist and serpentine stone. To the east of the stone core is a 19th-century clapboard addition. The house has a two-story, frame addition with a flat roof. Also on the property is a contributing barn.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.



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