Hampton Hill (Richboro, Pennsylvania) Explained

Hampton Hill
Location:1269 Second Street Pike, Richboro, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.2236°N -75.0094°W
Built:c. 1744, c. 1790
Builder:Bennet, Abraham
Architecture:Colonial
Added:April 2, 1973
Refnum:73001594

Hampton Hill, also known as the Bennet-Search House, is an historic, American home that is located in Richboro, Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

History and architectural features

The first section of this historic structure was built circa 1744, and is a -story, two-bay by one-bay, stone house with a gable roof. The larger section was built circa 1790, and is a -story, three-bay by two-bay, stone house with a gable roof. The roof was covered with slate during the twentieth century. The house is thought to have harbored formerly enslaved people who were escaping captivity via the Underground Railroad.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-10-07. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H001678_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hampton Hill]. 2012-10-07. Robert Donald Crompton and C. Dunlevey. PDF. September 1972.