Thompson Cottage
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States
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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.
LocationSoutheast of West Chester on Thornton Road, Concord Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°53′38″N 75°31′24″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1775
Thompson Cottage | |
Thompson Cottage, November 2009 | |
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| Location | Southeast of West Chester on Thornton Road, Concord Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°53′38″N 75°31′24″W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1775 |
| Architectural style | Bank House |
| NRHP reference No. | 77001166[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1977 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1977.[1]
History and architectural features
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]