Derbydown Homestead

Derbydown Homestead
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Derbydown Barn, March 2011
Location	At jct. of CR 15077 and 15080, West Bradford Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°55′31″N 75°41′12″W / 39.92528°N 75.68667°WCoordinates: 39°55′31″N 75°41′12″W / 39.92528°N 75.68667°W
Area	9.8 acres (4.0 ha)
Built	1707
MPS	West Branch Brandywine Creek MRA
NRHP Reference #	73001609[1]
Added to NRHP	April 2, 1973

Derbydown Homestead, also known as the Abraham Marshall House and Birthplace of Humphry Marshall, is a historic home located in West Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The original house was built in 1707, as a one room, three bay, 1 1/2-story stone structure. It was later enlarged to have a gabrel roof. In 1764, it was enlarged again to 2 1/2-stories with stone and brick construction, and the roof modified to a gable roof with pent eve. Also on the property is a large barn with a gambrel roof. It was first owned by Abraham Marshall, founder of the Bradford Friends Meetinghouse, which met in the house from 1722 to 1727. Marshall was the father of botanist Humphry Marshall, who was born at the house in 1722.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (August 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Derbydown Homestead" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-15.