Warrenpoint (Knauertown, Pennsylvania)

Warrenpoint is an historic home located in Knauertown, Pennsylvania

Knauertown, Pennsylvania

Knauertown is a village in Warwick Township, Chester County, at 40°10'17"N 75°43'38"W, along Pennsylvania Route 23. Its zip code is 19465. The land in and around present-day Knauertown was bought and settled by Johann Christopher Knauer in 1753. Just east of Knauertown on Route 23 is the Seven Day...

, in Chester County

Chester County, Pennsylvania

-State parks:*French Creek State Park*Marsh Creek State Park*White Clay Creek Preserve-Demographics:As of the 2010 census, the county was 85.5% White, 6.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 3.9% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 1.8% were two or more races, and 2.4% were...

. The house was built in 1756 in the Georgian Colonial style by William Branson.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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on November 11, 1975.

History

William Branson, the original owner of the house was a leader in the early iron industry. The house was constructed of stone in the German Colonial tradition, but adapted to the Georgian style.
The house was photographed by Ned Goode of the Historic American Buildings Survey

Historic American Buildings Survey

The Historic American Buildings Survey , Historic American Engineering Record , and Historic American Landscapes Survey are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consists of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written...

in 1960.

History

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