Twaddell's Mill and House

Twaddell's Mill and House, also known as Great Bend of the Brandywine and Big Bend, is a historic home and mill complex located at Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The property includes the main house, the foundation and part of the walls of a sawmill, root cellar, ice house, and spring house.

Twaddell's Mill and House
LocationRock Hill Road south of Chadds Ford, Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°50′40″N 75°35′24″W
Area120 acres (49 ha)
Built1812
Architectural styleBank House
NRHP reference No.73001623[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 7, 1973

The main house is a 2 1/2 to ​3 1⁄2-story bank house built of stone. The house is unique because was built between 1810 and 1820, using mid-18th century building techniques.[2]

Before occupation by Quaker settlers began, the land of the Great Bend was the location of the Lenape village known as Queonemysing (place of the long fish).[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

See also

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 Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (June 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Twaddell's Mill and House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  3. https://www.westtownpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2017-Fall-The-Original-People-The-Lenni-Lenape.pdf


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