Thomas Leiper Estate Explained

Thomas Leiper Estate
Location:	Avondale Rd., Wallingford, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	39.8867°N -75.3583°W
Built:	1785
Added:	December 29, 1970
Refnum:	70000547

The Thomas Leiper Estate, also known as Avondale, is an historic, American estate that is located in Wallingford in Nether Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

History and architectural features

Built by Thomas Leiper circa 1785, this historic estate was named Strath Haven after Leiper's birthplace in Strathaven, Scotland, and includes a three-story, yellow-stuccoed mansion house, a "Fireproof" vault, a communal outhouse, a barn, a carriage house, a smokehouse, a warehouse, a tenant's house, and a quarry.^[1] Two local schools, Strath Haven High School and Strath Haven Middle School, are named for the estate.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

The Friends of the Leiper House offers weekend guided tours of the house from April through December.

See also

• Leiper Canal
• Leiper Railroad
• Strath Haven High School, school in Nether Providence, named after the estate
• List of Registered Historic Places in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

External links

• Nether Providence Township: Township Treasures, scroll to The Thomas Leiper House

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|H000714_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Thomas Leiper Estate]. 2012-01-06. Elizabeth Donaghy. PDF. August 1970.