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Thomas Leiper Estate
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Thomas Leiper Estate | |
 "Avondale", Thomas Leiper House | |
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| Location | Avondale Rd., Wallingford, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°53′12″N 75°21′30″W / 39.88667°N 75.35833°W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | 1785 |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000547[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 29, 1970 |
The Thomas Leiper Estate, also known as Avondale, is an historic, American estate that is located in Wallingford in Nether Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
History and architectural features
[edit]Built by Thomas Leiper circa 1785, this historic estate was named Strath Haven after Leiper's birthplace in Strathaven, Scotland, and includes a three-story, yellow-stuccoed mansion house, a "Fireproof" vault, a communal outhouse, a barn, a carriage house, a smokehouse, a warehouse, a tenant's house, and a quarry.[2] Two local schools, Strath Haven High School and Strath Haven Middle School, are named for the estate.
The Friends of the Leiper House offers weekend guided tours of the house from April through December.
Gallery
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Fireproof vault -
"Necessary", seats eight -
Commemorative Plaque at Thomas Leiper Estate
See also
[edit]- Leiper Canal
- Leiper Railroad
- Strath Haven High School, school in Nether Providence, named after the estate
- List of Registered Historic Places in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Elizabeth Donaghy (August 1970). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Leiper, Thomas, Estate. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 17, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
External links
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Media related to Thomas Leiper Estate at Wikimedia Commons
- Nether Providence Township: Township Treasures, scroll to The Thomas Leiper House
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1244, "Thomas Leiper House", 9 photos, 1 data page, 1 photo caption page
