Strickland-Roberts Homestead Explained

Strickland-Roberts Homestead
Location:3 miles (4.8 km) south of Kimberton on St. Matthews Road, West Vincent Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.1222°N -75.635°W
Built:c. 1800, 1873, 1929
Added:January 30, 1978
Refnum:78002372

The Strickland-Roberts Homestead, also known as the Bryncoed Farm, is an historic, American home that is located in West Vincent Township, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

History architectural features

The original section of this historic structure dates to circa 1800, and is a two-story, five-bay by one-bay, fieldstone structure. It has a gable roof, a small shed-roofed porch, and a terrace. A -story, four-bay, random fieldstone addition was designed by R. Brognard Okie and built in 1929.

Also located on the property is a contributing bank barn that dates to 1873. The house was purchased by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Owen J. Roberts in 1927; he died here in 1955.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

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|H001586_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Strickland-Roberts Homestead]. 2012-11-20. Virginia Stoudt, Estelle Cremers . Kelly Murphy, III . amp . PDF. n.d..