West Chester in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
1107 W. Strasburg Road
East Bradford Township
— West Chester, PA —
Photographed By Carl Gordon Moore Jr., February 27, 2022
1. 1107 W. Strasburg Road Marker
Inscription.
1107 W. Strasburg Road. East Bradford Township. On this site stood the Joseph Buffington House, c. 1821. A tenant house within the village of Copesville and now the Taylor-Cope National Register Historic District. 1792 - Joseph Buffington, a blacksmith from New Castle County, Delaware purchased 49 acres here and built a tilt mill to the east. Early 1800s - Buffington builds tenant houses on both sides of Strasburg Rd., the village developed by Buffington would become known as "Copesville.” C. 1829 - Buffington constructs a small two-story frame house, it was enlarged to the east in the 1830s. 1830 - Buffington retires, sells the mill property to Edge Cope and around this time moves into the tenant house at this location. 1841 - Joseph Buffington, still living here, dies. His daughters, Ann and Elizabeth, continue to live in the house for the next 4o years and build additional tenant houses to the west. 1883 - Emmor B. Cope, well known engineer and son of Edge, purchases the property. 2015 - The house in poor condition was documented by the owner and demolished.
On this site stood the Joseph Buffington House, c. 1821. A tenant house within the village of
Copesville and now the Taylor-Cope National Register Historic District. 1792 - Joseph
Buffington, a blacksmith from New Castle County, Delaware purchased 49 acres
here and built a tilt mill to the east. Early 1800s - Buffington builds tenant houses
on both sides of Strasburg Rd., the village developed by Buffington would become known as
"Copesville.” C. 1829 - Buffington constructs a small two-story frame house, it was enlarged to
the east in the 1830s. 1830 - Buffington retires, sells the mill property to Edge Cope
and around this time moves into the tenant house at this location. 1841 - Joseph Buffington,
still living here, dies. His daughters, Ann and Elizabeth, continue to live in the house for
the next 4o years and build additional tenant houses to the west. 1883 - Emmor B. Cope,
well known engineer and son of Edge, purchases the property. 2015 - The house
in poor
condition was documented by the owner and demolished.
Erected by East Bradford Township.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1821.
Location. 39° 57.533′ N, 75° 39.433′ W. Marker is in West Chester, Pennsylvania
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, in Chester County. Marker is on Strasburg Road (Pennsylvania Route 162) 0.1 miles west of Telegraph Road, on the right when traveling west. This is near the eastern end of Telegraph Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1107 W Strasburg Road, West Chester PA 19382, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Carl Gordon Moore Jr., February 27, 2022
2. 1107 W. Strasburg Road Marker
Looking E along Route 162
Photographed By Carl Gordon Moore Jr., February 27, 2022
3. 1107 W. Strasburg Road Marker
Looking W along Route 162
Credits. This page was last revised on March 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 181 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on February 28, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on March 2, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
