Thompson Cottage

Coordinates: 39°53′38″N 75°31′24″W / 39.89389°N 75.52333°W / 39.89389; -75.52333
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Thompson Cottage
Thompson Cottage, November 2009
Thompson Cottage is located in Pennsylvania
Thompson Cottage
Thompson Cottage is located in the United States
Thompson Cottage
LocationSoutheast of West Chester on Thornton Road, Concord Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°53′38″N 75°31′24″W / 39.89389°N 75.52333°W / 39.89389; -75.52333
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1775
Architectural styleBank House
NRHP reference No.77001166[1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1977

The Thompson Cottage, also known as the James Marshall Cottage, is an historic, American tenant farmer's house that is located in Concord Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1977.[1]

History and architectural features[edit]

Built by James Marshall sometime after 1774, likely near the time of the American Revolution, it was purchased with two acres of land by Thomas Thompson, a free Black, in 1847. He and his descendants lived there until 1971. It is an excellent example of an unaltered eighteenth century tenant farmer's homestead.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1977.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Madeline L. Cohen (October 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Thompson Cottage" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-06.