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John Burroughs Homestead

Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States

Summary

Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States

Field	Value
name	John Burroughs Homestead
image	John Burroughs Homestead 01.JPG
caption	John Burroughs Homestead. November 2012.
location	Wrightstown-Taylorsville Road, Taylorsville, Pennsylvania
coordinates
locmapin	Pennsylvania#USA
added	March 5, 1984
area	10 acre
refnum	84003163

The John Burroughs Homestead, also known as Shady Hill and the Lieutenant Colonel James Hendricks Headquarters, is an historic American home that is located in Taylorsville, Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

History and architectural features

This historic house dates to the eighteenth century and was built in four sections. The oldest section is a -story, uncoursed fieldstone structure. The second section is a -story, coursed fieldstone structure. The third section is a two-story, random-coursed fieldstone structure, and the fourth section is a small, one-story frame vestibule. Also located on the property are a contributing -story, fieldstone carriage house, tool shed, and a stone-and-frame caretaker's cottage.

References

{{NRISref
Jeffrey Marshall and Lillie D. Zierau. (April 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Burroughs, John, Homestead". National Archives and Records Administration.

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