Simon Meredith House Explained

Simon Meredith House
Location:	0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of Pughtown on Pughtown Road, South Coventry Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	40.17°N -75.6775°W
Built:	c. 1720
Architecture:	Federal
Added:	December 16, 1974
Refnum:	74001772

The Simon Meredith House is an historic, American home that is located in South Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

History and architectural features

This historic structure was built in two major phases. The oldest section was built in 1717. It is a -story, two-bay, stuccoed fieldstone structure with a gable roof. The larger Federal-style addition was made on the east end. It is stories and four bays wide, and was built using stucco-over-stone construction. The house features a full-width, one-story porch.^[1]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Searchable database. 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H050889_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Simon Meredith House]. 2012-11-17. Eleanor Winsor . PDF. October 1972.