Rhoads Homestead
The Rhoads Homestead is an historic, American homestead that is located in New Hope, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Rhoads Homestead | |
Rhoads Homestead Farmhouse. November 2012. | |
| Location | 102-106 W. Bridge St., New Hope, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°21′57.4″N 74°57′23.1″W |
| Area | 60.1 acres (24.3 ha) |
| Built | 1734, 1760, 1776, 1858 |
| MPS | New Hope MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003655[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 8, 1996 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
History and architectural features
The farmhouse consists of two sections; the oldest was built circa 1734. The first section is a 2+1⁄2-story, fieldstone structure with an attached, one-story, sloped-roof, fieldstone addition. A second house dates to 1760 and is a 2+1⁄2-story, fieldstone dwelling that was remodeled during the nineteenth century in the Victorian style. It has a two-story, stone addition and a one-story board-and-batten addition.
Associated with this house are stone spring houses, board-and-batten woodsheds, a clapboard pump shelter, and the ruins of a small bank barn. The third house was built in 1858 and is a small 2+1⁄2-story, board-and-batten dwelling that was built to house servants.
This homestead was the site of General William Alexander's three week bivouac prior to the Battle of Trenton from December 8 through December 25, 1776.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
Gallery
- Second House (1760).
- House for servants (1858).
- Shed.
- Springhouse.
- Outbuilding.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Ann Niessen (October 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rhoads Homestead" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-01.