Joseph and Esther Phillips Plantation explained

Joseph and Esther Phillips Plantation
Location:Bailey's Crossroads, south of Glen Run Road and south of Atglen, West Fallowfield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.9267°N -75.9736°W
Built:1813
Architecture:Gothic Revival, Georgian
Added:September 5, 1990
Refnum:90001414

The Joseph and Esther Phillips Plantation, also known as The Old Ritter Farm, is an historic American home and farm located in West Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

History and architectural features

This plantation was established in 1813 when the house was built. The house is a 2½-story, five-bay, stuccoed limestone structure. It was built in the Georgian "I"-plan, and has a Gothic Revival-style porch that was added during the 1850s. Other contributing buildings are two stone and frame bank barns, a stone octagonal smokehouse, a frame carriage house and workshop, and a two-story, stone spring house.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-12-15. 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|H094353_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Joseph and Esther Phillips Plantation]. 2012-12-15. Frederick L. Richards and Paula Butera-Kunkel. PDF. February 1990.