John Chad's House by Stephanie

Stephanie | all galleries >> Monthly Challenges >> July 2011 ~ Architecture in Black and White > John Chad's House


19-JUL-2011

John Chad's House

1 OF 3 IMAGES

John Chad's House is perched on a hill overlooking the Brandywine River flood plain.
John Chad was the ferryman/farmer after which the ford in the river and the village of Chadds Ford were named.

The house was built in 1725, possibly by John Wyeth, Jr.
In 1729, John married Elizabeth Richardson. They occupied the home together until John died in 1760.
Elizabeth remained in the house for over 60 years, and according to reports, observed Hessian and Continental troop movements from the attic window.

The house is on the National Register of Historic Places, part of the Chadds Ford Village Historic District and an element of the Brandywine Battlefield National Historic Landmark.

Check out other architectural Pbasers HERE

Canon EOS 40D
1/200s f/8.0 at 28.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

previous | next

Guest		26-Jul-2011 05:28
Nice stone house, I like this architecture !!!

Brenda		25-Jul-2011 00:31
Wonderful!

Jackdad		24-Jul-2011 19:05
a neat building. interesting stone.

Ali Majdfar		24-Jul-2011 11:15
Superb capture, thanks for the info. ~V

Guest		24-Jul-2011 06:52
What a beautiful house, and a terrific capture, Steph! V

Graeme		23-Jul-2011 22:20
Such a beautiful capture of this house, Stephanie.Voted

François Fauchard		23-Jul-2011 20:08
A magnificent house in rubble stones, very solid, which will resist at time ! V

Knox O		23-Jul-2011 16:32
still looks to be in great shape!

Guest		23-Jul-2011 15:15
a very interesting piece of architecture! V

Ursula Armstrong		23-Jul-2011 13:51
lovely and old-fashioned - the house and the picture. Uschi (V)

CM Kwan		23-Jul-2011 12:34
Very nice capture, Steph! V

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		23-Jul-2011 07:50
Fantastic image Stephanie, thanks for the view.

David Hobbs		23-Jul-2011 07:25
What interesting information. A charming old building to be sure and a nicely balanced rendition for black & white.

Margot W		23-Jul-2011 03:22
Wonderful image of a lovely stone house.

J. Scott Coile		22-Jul-2011 23:51
Is he of the Hanging Chads ;-)

Guest		22-Jul-2011 23:42
great structure!

Johnny JAG		22-Jul-2011 18:18
Love it, great architecture beautifully shot.

Kevin Chester		22-Jul-2011 18:00
Mighty fine stonework

John Hamers		22-Jul-2011 17:21
Wonderful image of this beautiful and solid house !! V

Lieve Snellings		22-Jul-2011 17:06
nice house...

Walter Otto Koenig		22-Jul-2011 15:06
Nice shot of this classic house. Really shows the stone work well.

Guest		22-Jul-2011 13:51
Very nice house. Wonderful detail.

larose forest photos		22-Jul-2011 13:03
A sturdy old house that looks like it could stand for a long time still. Beautifully captured. V

Pierre		22-Jul-2011 12:03
Une superbe construction comme il ne s'en fait plus! V

Chris Spracklen		22-Jul-2011 11:45
A fine shot of this lovely old homestead, Stephanie. Nice B&W work once again. V

Raymond		22-Jul-2011 11:40
Wow ...

LynnH		22-Jul-2011 11:25
Beautiful photo, Steph. We don't have anything this old in our area. V

Yvonne		22-Jul-2011 11:08
Beautifully captured, and great to read the history Stephanie! v

dane		22-Jul-2011 10:18
Thanks for the slice of history. well shot. v

Michal Leszczynski		22-Jul-2011 09:53
Beautiful photo of architecture, Stephanie, V

Mieke WA Minkjan		22-Jul-2011 09:29
great architecture

Guest		22-Jul-2011 07:39
a wonderful house and excellent sharpness B&W Steph.

Blandine Mangin		22-Jul-2011 07:38
un beau témoignage d'histoire ! v

January Grey		22-Jul-2011 07:10
a marvelous piece of history! what a treasure! Beautiful B&W composition! V~

marie-jose wolff		22-Jul-2011 06:36
a beautiful stone house! V

Guest		22-Jul-2011 06:05
Yes, it is a beautiful stone house.

Janice Dunn		22-Jul-2011 05:28
I enjopu=y reading the history of different places - and 1725 - a long, long time go. What a solid house it is

John Reynolds LRPS		22-Jul-2011 04:50
Interesting house. Thank you for the text. V.

Gerard Koehl		22-Jul-2011 04:42
Superbe maison... V

joseantonio		22-Jul-2011 04:33
Very nice house. I like the stone

sue anne		22-Jul-2011 03:34
Beautiful stone house. V

Michael J. Parkinson		22-Jul-2011 03:16
Well "voilà" at any event. :) Stephanie you are a hundred years ahead of us down there. In 1725 Kingston was Fort Frontenac, a french fur trading out post. This is a super cool house.

Cindi Smith		22-Jul-2011 02:24
Love all the stonework and add some greenery around it and whala! Nice old house. Bet it is really cool inside! V

Guest		22-Jul-2011 02:13
Beautiful and solid!!! Wonderful images of this beautiful old house Steph!! V

Frank Brault		22-Jul-2011 01:19
A gorgeous old house, beautifully photographed. V

Georgia Roessler		22-Jul-2011 00:22
Now THAT is Eastern Pennsylvania! Nice!

Hank Vander Velde		21-Jul-2011 23:40
Very nice set of architectural images of this beautiful old stone house Stephanie.

Kerry Tingley		21-Jul-2011 23:28
A beautiful home for a rural area.

Ed McConnell		21-Jul-2011 23:27
nice set of pictures of this old house Stephanie..

Jim Coffman		21-Jul-2011 23:14
That is some home for that era! Nice capture! V

Commenting on this page requires a PBase account.
Please login or register.