Twaddell's Mill and House

Twaddell's Mill and House, also known as Great Bend of the Brandywine and Big Bend, is a historic home and mill complex located at Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The property includes the main house, the foundation and part of the walls of a sawmill, root cellar, ice house, and spring house.

Twaddell's Mill and House
Twaddell's Mill and House is located in Pennsylvania
Twaddell's Mill and House
Twaddell's Mill and House is located in the United States
Twaddell's Mill and House
LocationRock Hill Road south of Chadds Ford, Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°50′40″N 75°35′24″W
Area120 acres (49 ha)
Built1812
Architectural styleBank House
NRHP reference No.73001623[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 7, 1973

The main house is a 2 1/2 to 3+1⁄2-story bank house built of stone. The house is unique because was built between 1810 and 1820, using mid-18th century building techniques.[2]

Before occupation by Quaker settlers began, the land of the Great Bend was the location of the Lenape village known as Queonemysing (place of the long fish).[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

See also

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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (June 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Twaddell's Mill and House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  3. https://www.westtownpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2017-Fall-The-Original-People-The-Lenni-Lenape.pdf


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