Springdale Farm (Mendenhall, Pennsylvania) Explained

Springdale Farm
Location:	Northeast of Mendenhall on Hillendale Road, Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	39.8608°N -75.6292°W
Built:	c. 1748, 1836
Architecture:	Federal
Added:	March 7, 1973
Refnum:	73001607

Springdale Farm, also known as the Elwood Mendenhall Farm, is an historic, American home that is located in Pennsbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

The original house was built before 1748, and now forms a wing of the main house. The main house was built in 1836 and is a -story, five-bay, stone Federal-style dwelling that has a steep gable roof and a long porch added in the 1870s. The property was continuously owned by the Mendenhall family from 1703^[1] until 2012 when family ownership was lost to bank foreclosure on the property.^[2]

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. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H001584_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Springdale Farm]. 2012-12-10. Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks. PDF. July 1971.
2. Web site: Pennsbury Township News; "A Pennsbury Historic Property - Springdale Farm"; page 3. pdf. 2023-12-18. Lynn Luft. Fall 2016.