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The Dr. Benjamin Leggett House, also known as Ward Academy, is a frame Victorian Farmhouse built in 1882 for Dr. Benjamin F. Leggett, A.M., and his wife, Sarah Leggett. Dr. Leggett was hired by Prof. Joseph Shortlidge of the Maplewood Institute (also known as Concordville Seminary) to become the school’s Vice President in 1867. Previously, Dr. Leggett was the principal of the Collegiate Institute in Charlottesville, New York....
The Samuel Trimble — Norris J. Scott House is a large mansion that sits along Concord Road next to the Concord Friends Meeting House. It was originally built in 1767 for Samuel Trimble on 8 acres purchased from Thomas West. Samuel Trimble built a small stone house that was used as a hatter’s shop. Norris J. Scott purchased the property in 1873 from Mary Trimble Palmer. Norris...
Ward Village is one of several historic villages (or neighborhoods) within Concord Township. Geographically, it covers the Concord Creek Bridge (also known as Ward Run) at Concord Road, near the intersection of Station and Concord Roads. Ward extends to the intersection of Concord and Smithbridge Roads to the South-East, and to the intersection of Concord and Spring Valley Roads to the North-West. Ward Village rose to prominence in...
Concordville is one of the first established historic villages in Concord Township. Geographically, it consists of the intersection of Baltimore Pike and Concord Road, which were both laid out by William Penn’s surveyors. The original path of Baltimore Pike lay roughly along the driveway that separates today’s Concord Friends Meetinghouse from the ‘Grange’ building (today’s Senior Center). The buildings on Concord Road at the intersection of Thornton Road...
Markham Village is located in the valley of the West Branch of Chester Creek where Cheney Road intersects Baltimore Pike. The village consists of the Newlin Mill Historic District. Markham Village, named for the first governor of the colony of Pennsylvania, holds some of the oldest and historically significant buildings in Concord Township. Its historic buildings span from the 1680s to 1850s, and represent a mix of Colonial-era...
The historic buildings in Elam represent architecture spanning from the early 1720s through the 1880s, and are important to the industrial and religious history of Concord Township. The earliest buildings in Elam were private residences to longstanding Concord Township families: the Palmers, Thatchers, and Hannums. Later historical residents such as the Charles Smith House (c. 1850) represent Victorian-era farmhouses, and still stands today. The Smith family was integral...
Johnson’s Corner is a small area within the larger Beaver Valley district that sits across from the intersection of Smithbridge Road and Route 202/Wilmington-West Chester Pike from Elam Village. The Johnson’s Corner area is characterized by three remaining historic buildings ranging from the 1730s through the late 1800s. Johnson’s Corner is historically significant in Concord Township inn and milll industries, as well as the home to the...
The Joseph Walter House sits on present-day Tory Hill Farm in the Ivy Mills Historic Village, and was constructed c.1840 for Quaker farmer Joseph Walter (1813-1894). The house was built on a land grant of 300 acres that was deeded to George Stroud in 1683, after which Godwin Walter purchased 100 acres in 1686 and built a small home on the western portion of the land. Joseph...
The James Marshall House was built c. 1740-1775 as an early 3 story Pennsylvania farm bank house built along the mill race of Concord Mill. The house is comprised of stone and logs. James Marshall sold the property to Nathan Sharpless in 1804. The Sharpless Family then sold the property to Thomas Thompson, a free Black man, in 1847. The James Marshall House was added to the National...
Connemarra Farm/High Hill Farm is a historic farm consisting of a 2.5 story Georgian farmhouse, a large double barn, a carriage house, a creamery, and various smaller outbuildings. Early records of this farm refer to it as Concord Hill Nursery when it was owned by the Peters family from 1845-1903. It is likely it was a fruit tree nursery. The carriage house, brick farmhouse substructure, and barn foundation...