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Goodwin Acres

Goodwin Acres
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Goodwin Acres, January 2011
Goodwin Acres is located in Pennsylvania
Goodwin Acres
Goodwin Acres is located in the US
Goodwin Acres
Location 600 Reservoir Road, near West Chester, East Goshen Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′55″N 75°33′16″W / 39.98194°N 75.55444°W / 39.98194; -75.55444Coordinates: 39°58′55″N 75°33′16″W / 39.98194°N 75.55444°W / 39.98194; -75.55444
Area 14.9 acres (6.0 ha)
Built c. 1736, c. 1749, c. 1840
NRHP Reference # 80003471
Added to NRHP June 27, 1980

Goodwin Acres is a historic home located in East Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1736, with two additions made about 1749 and about 1840. It is a 2 12-story, four-bay by one-bay, coursed fieldstone dwelling with a gable roof with dormers. The west addition is a low, one-story structure with a gently pitched gable roof. The east addition is one-story. The additions are unified to the main structure by a porch. An enclosed porch and library were added in 1941. Also on the property are a stone-and-frame Pennsylvania bank barn (c. 1900) and a stone spring house.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.



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