Hampton Hill (Richboro, Pennsylvania)
Hampton Hill | |
Hampton Hill, May 2006 | |
| Location | 1269 Second Street Pike, Richboro, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°13′25″N 75°0′34″W / 40.22361°N 75.00944°W |
| Area | 3.3 acres (1.3 ha) |
| Built | c. 1744, c. 1790 |
| Built by | Bennet, Abraham |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001594[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 2, 1973 |
Hampton Hill, also known as the Bennet-Search House, is an historic, American home that is located in Richboro, Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
History and architectural features
The first section of this historic structure was built circa 1744, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, two-bay by one-bay, stone house with a gable roof. The larger section was built circa 1790, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay by two-bay, stone house with a gable roof. The roof was covered with slate during the twentieth century. The house is thought to have harbored formerly enslaved people who were escaping captivity via the Underground Railroad.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2012. Note: This includes Robert Donald Crompton and C. Dunlevey (September 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hampton Hill" (PDF). Retrieved October 7, 2012.