Thomas Leiper Estate

Thomas Leiper Estate

Infobox_nrhp | name =Leiper, Thomas, Estate
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caption =
location= Wallingford, Pennsylvania
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 53
lat_seconds = 12
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 75
long_minutes = 21
long_seconds = 30
long_direction = W
locmapin = Pennsylvania
area =
built =1785
architect= Unknown
architecture= Federal Period
added = December 29, 1970
governing_body = Private
refnum=70000547cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The Thomas Leiper Estate is a Registered Historic Place in Nether Providence Township, Pennsylvania. Built by Thomas Leiper around 1785, the estate was named Strath Haven after Leiper's birth place in Strathaven, Scotland.

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

See also

*Leiper Canal
*Leiper Railroad
*Strath Haven High School Wallingford Swartmore School District school in Nether Providence, named after the estate.
*List of Registered Historic Places in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

References

External links

* [http://www.netherprovidence.org/dnn/brbTownshipProfileb/TownshipTreasures/tabid/57/Default.aspx Nether Providence Township: Township Treasures, scroll to The Thomas Leiper House]


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