John Burroughs Homestead Explained

John Burroughs Homestead
Location:	Wrightstown-Taylorsville Road, Taylorsville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	40.2844°N -74.9006°W
Added:	March 5, 1984
Refnum:	84003163

The John Burroughs Homestead, also known as Shady Hill and the Lieutenant Colonel James Hendricks Headquarters, is an historic American home that is located in Taylorsville, Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

History and architectural features

This historic house dates to the eighteenth century and was built in four sections. The oldest section is a -story, uncoursed fieldstone structure. The second section is a -story, coursed fieldstone structure. The third section is a two-story, random-coursed fieldstone structure, and the fourth section is a small, one-story frame vestibule. Also located on the property are a contributing -story, fieldstone carriage house, tool shed, and a stone-and-frame caretaker's cottage.^[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-10-08. 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|H079661_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Burroughs Homestead]. 2012-10-01. Jeffrey Marshall and Lillie D. Zierau. PDF. April 1980.