Sharples Homestead
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Sharples Homestead, January 2010
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Location | 22 Dean St., West Chester, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°57′24″N 75°36′13″W / 39.95667°N 75.60361°WCoordinates: 39°57′24″N 75°36′13″W / 39.95667°N 75.60361°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | c. 1799-1805, 1884 |
Built by | Sharples, William |
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP reference # | 85002412 |
Added to NRHP | September 19, 1985 |
Sharples Homestead is a historic home located in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1799 and 1805, and is a 2 1⁄2-story, three-bay brick dwelling in the Federal style. It has a two-story, two-bay wing with a 1 1⁄2-story, stone kitchen addition. A one-story kitchen addition was added to the front of the wing in 1884. Also on the property is a contributing two-story carriage house built about 1888. The property was continuously occupied by the Sharples family from its construction until 1985.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.