Vincent Forge Mansion
The Vincent Forge Mansion, also known as Young's Forge Mansion and the Kerry Dell Farm, is a historic American home that is located in East Vincent Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Vincent Forge Mansion | |
Vincent Forge Mansion, May 2024 | |
| Location | Cook's Glen Road R.D., East Vincent Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°09′26″N 75°38′29″W |
| Area | 9.5 acres (3.8 ha) |
| Built | c. 1770 |
| Built by | Young, John |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001003[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 9, 1985 |
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
History and architectural features
Built circa 1770, this historic structure is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay by two-bay, stone dwelling with a gable roof and pent. It was originally the ironmaster's home and office at an eighteenth-century iron forge. The forgemaster, John Young, and his wife, Susanna, lived there with their five children: John, Elizabeth, Susanna, Sarah and George.[2] The forge operated from roughly 1760 to 1800. The house later became a farmhouse.
In 1925, the property was sold to the Catholic Church for use as a boy's summer camp. The camp closed during the late-1970s.[3]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Young, Israel Gilbert (1869). Fragmentary Records of the Youngs, Comprising, in Addition to Much General Information Respecting Them, a Particular and Extended Account of the Posterity of Ninian Young, an Early Resident of East Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pa. Philadelphia Pa: William S. Young. p. 44.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Eleanor M. Morris; Estelle Cremers & Kenneth Weaver (February 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Vincent Forge Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-17.