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Collins Mansion
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Collins Mansion, HABS Photo, August 1958
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Location	633 Goshen Rd., near West Chester, West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°58′30″N 75°36′14″W / 39.97500°N 75.60389°W / 39.97500; -75.60389
Area	3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built	1727, 1758-1760
NRHP reference No.	72001110
Added to NRHP	November 9, 1972

Collins Mansion, also known as the Joseph Collins House, is a historic home located in West Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1727, and is a 2+1⁄2-story stone dwelling with a serpentine stone facade and fieldstone sidewalls. It was extensively renovated in 1758–1760. It is considered the oldest dwelling in West Chester.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

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". ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Harvey Freedenberg (July 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Collins Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.

External links

• Joseph Collins House, 633 Goshen Road (West Goshen Township), West Chester, Chester County, PA: 8 photos, 6 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey

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