George Brinton House

George Brinton House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
George Brinton House, September 2012
Location	PA 100, 1 mi. N of jct. with US 1, near Chadds Ford, Birmingham Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°52′51″N 75°35′56″W / 39.88083°N 75.59889°WCoordinates: 39°52′51″N 75°35′56″W / 39.88083°N 75.59889°W
Area	29.7 acres (12.0 ha)
Built	1777, c. 1830
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP Reference #	90001608[1]
Added to NRHP	October 25, 1990

George Brinton House, also known as Wawassan and Roundelay, is a historic home located in Birmingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The house was built about 1830, and is a 2 1/2-story, five bay, double pile, late Federal-style fieldstone dwelling with a gable roof. Also on the property are a contributing carriage barn with stables, small carriage house, and the ruins of a large stone bank barn. During the Battle of Brandywine in September 1777, the property was the site where American gunners held an artillery position on high ground south of the house and exchanged fire with Hessian gunners across the Brandywine Creek.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Frederick L. Richards and Patricia A. Maley (May 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: George Brinton House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-23.