East Bradford Boarding School for Boys

East Bradford Boarding School for Boys
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
East Bradford Boarding School for Boys, March 2011
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Location	1 mile (1.6 km) east of Lenape at Birmingham and Lenape Roads, East Bradford Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°55′47″N 75°37′7″W
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	c. 1800
NRHP reference No.	73001605[1]
Added to NRHP	March 7, 1973

East Bradford Boarding School for Boys, also known as the Richard Strode House, is a historic boys boarding school building located in East Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The original section of the house was built between 1790 and 1810. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, stone structure with a gable roof with dormers. The porches and kitchen wing were added in the 20th century. A school operated in the dwelling from 1816 to 1857.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1] It is located in the Strode's Mill Historic District.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved December 23, 2012. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (April 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: East Bradford Boarding School for Boys" (PDF). Retrieved December 16, 2012.