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Thompson Cottage

Thompson Cottage
Thompson Cottage, November 2009
Thompson Cottage is located in Pennsylvania
Thompson Cottage
Location within Pennsylvania
Thompson Cottage is located in the United States
Thompson Cottage
Location within the United States
LocationSoutheast of West Chester on Thornton Road, Concord Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°53′38″N 75°31′24″W / 39.89389°N 75.52333°W / 39.89389; -75.52333
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1775
Architectural styleBank House
NRHP reference No.77001166[1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1977

The Thompson Cottage, also known as the James Marshall Cottage, is an historic tenant farmer's house in Concord Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1977.[1]

History and architectural features

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Built by James Marshall sometime after 1774, likely near the time of the American Revolution, it was purchased with two acres of land by Thomas Thompson, a free Black, in 1847. He and his descendants lived there until 1971. It is an excellent example of an unaltered eighteenth century tenant farmer's homestead.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ Madeline L. Cohen (October 1976). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Thompson Cottage. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 17, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)