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Thomas Leiper Estate
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
"Avondale", Thomas Leiper House
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Location	Avondale Rd., Wallingford, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°53′12″N 75°21′30″W / 39.88667°N 75.35833°W / 39.88667; -75.35833
Area	6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built	1785
NRHP reference No.	70000547
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.

History and architectural features

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. Two local schools, Strath Haven High School and Strath Haven Middle School, are named for the estate.

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

The Friends of the Leiper House offers weekend guided tours of the house from April through December.

Gallery

• Fireproof vault
• "Necessary", seats eight
• Commemorative Plaque at Thomas Leiper Estate

See also

• 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

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 Elizabeth Donaghy (August 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Thomas Leiper Estate" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-06.

External links

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

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