Gideon Wickersham Farmstead | |
Location: | 750 Northbrook Road, near Kennett Square, East Marlborough Township, Pennsylvania |
Coordinates: | 39.8886°N -75.6897°W |
Built: | 1818 |
Builder: | Wickersham, Gideon |
Architecture: | Colonial Revival, Other, Georgian |
Added: | January 30, 1988 |
Refnum: | 87001992 |
The Gideon Wickersham Farmstead, also known as "Hame's Best," is an historic home which is located near Kennett Square, East Marlborough Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
The farmhouse was built in 1818, and is a square stone dwelling in a vernacular Georgian style. The home measures 30feetby30feetft (byft) and is constructed of schist and serpentine stone.[1]
To the east of the stone core is a nineteenth-century clapboard addition. The house has a two-story, frame addition with a flat roof. Also located on the property is a contributing barn.[2]
This complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.