Barns-Brinton House

Barns-Brinton House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Originally the front of the Barns-Brinton House, this became the rear when U.S. Route 1 was moved behind it.
Location	East of Hamorton on U.S. Route 1, Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	1714
NRHP Reference #	71000692
Added to NRHP	May 27, 1971

The Barns-Brinton House is a historic brick house located between Hamorton and Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania in Pennsbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was constructed in 1714 by William Barns who operated it as a tavern from 1722 until his death in 1731. Two owners later, the tract with the house and additional land was purchased by James Brinton. It remained in his family until 1859, then passed through several owners until the property was purchased and restored by the Chadds Ford Historical Society in 1969. Brinton was the owner when the house was in the line of march of Hessian General Wilhelm von Knyphausen on his way to the Battle of Brandywine on behalf of the British in 1777 during the Revolutionary War.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

External links

• Barnes-Brinton House, U.S. Route 1 (Pennsbury Township), Chadds Ford, Delaware County, PA: 18 photos, 6 data pages, and 2 photo caption pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons