Coatesville in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Brandywine Mansion
Lukens Historic District
Photographed By Keith S Smith, October 17, 2011
1. Brandywine Mansion Marker
Inscription.
Brandywine Mansion. Lukens Historic District. The small house known as Brandywine Mansion is the oldest structure in the Lukens National Historic District. The original east section, closer to the road, dates back to the mid 1700s and the larger west section was added around 1788, shortly after the property was sold to Moses Coates. It is believed that President George Washington stopped at Brandywine Mansion in 1794 en route to Philadelphia after quelling the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania. Moses Coates sold the house and 110.5 acres to Jesse Kersey and ironmaster Isaac Pennock in 1810. Mr. Pennock converted the farm's sawmill into a rolling mill and his business, Brandywine Iron Works and Nail Factory, was the beginning of Lukens Steel Company. Mr. Pennock’s daughter, Rebecca, and her husband, Dr. Charles Lukens, moved to Brandywine Mansion in 1816. Together they began restructuring the mill to roll plate iron by 1818. After Charles Lukens’ death in 1825, Rebecca assumed management of the mill; thus she is credited as being America's first and most prominent female industrialist. She continued to live in Brandywine Mansion until her death in 1854., [captions], Rebecca Lukens, Dr. Charles Lukens, Surveyor's Map of Original Property
The small house known as Brandywine Mansion is the oldest structure in the Lukens National Historic District. The original east section, closer to the road, dates back to the mid 1700s and the larger west section was added around 1788, shortly after the property was sold to Moses Coates. It is believed that President George Washington stopped at Brandywine Mansion in 1794 en route to Philadelphia after quelling the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania. Moses Coates sold the house and 110.5 acres to Jesse Kersey and ironmaster Isaac Pennock in 1810. Mr. Pennock converted the farm's sawmill into a rolling mill and his business, Brandywine Iron Works & Nail Factory, was the beginning of Lukens Steel Company. Mr. Pennock’s daughter, Rebecca, and her husband, Dr. Charles Lukens, moved to Brandywine Mansion in 1816. Together they began restructuring the mill to roll plate iron by 1818. After Charles Lukens’ death in 1825, Rebecca assumed management of the mill; thus she is credited as being America's first and most prominent female industrialist. She continued to live in Brandywine Mansion until her death in 1854.
Location. 39° 58.852′ N, 75° 49.305′ W. Marker is in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. Marker is at the intersection of South 1st Avenue and West Maple Street, on the right when traveling south on South 1st Avenue. This marker is in the yard through the black iron gate;the gate is usually unlocked in the daytime. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Coatesville PA 19320, United States of America. Touch for directions.
5. Related Marker inside the fence line South of the gate
Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2011. This page has been viewed 965 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on November 22, 2023. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 18, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
![The Mansion [a close up image from the marker] image. Click for full size.](Photos1/177/Photo177602.jpg?1018201173000PM "The Mansion [a close up image from the marker]. Click for full size.")
