Thomas Leiper Estate


Thomas Leiper Estate
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
"Avondale," Thomas Leiper House.
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Location	Avondale Rd., Wallingford, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°53′12″N 75°21′30″W / 39.88667°N 75.35833°W / 39.88667; -75.35833Coordinates: 39°53′12″N 75°21′30″W / 39.88667°N 75.35833°W / 39.88667; -75.35833
Area	6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built	1785
NRHP Reference #	70000547^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 29, 1970

The Thomas Leiper Estate, also known as Avondale, is a historic estate located at Wallingford in Nether Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It was built by Thomas Leiper around 1785, and named Strath Haven after Leiper's birthplace in Strathaven, Scotland. The estate includes the following: the three-story, yellow stuccoed mansion house, "Fireproof" vault, communal outhouse, barn, carriage house, smokehouse, warehouse, tenant's house, and quarry.^[2]

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

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Elizabeth Donaghy (August 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Thomas Leiper Estate" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-06.

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