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. 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.

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Dr. Charles Lukens

Surveyor's Map of Original Property

Erected by The Graystone Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1788.

Location. 39° 58.852′ N, 75° 49.305′ W. Marker is in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

The Mansion Today image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith S Smith, October 17, 2011

2. The Mansion Today

markers are within walking distance of this marker: Terracina (within shouting distance of this marker); Brandywine Iron Works - Early 1800s (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Brandywine Mansion (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Lukens Huston House Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Lukens Huston House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Lukens Mill - Late 1800s (about 300 feet away); The Lukens Mill - Early 1900s (about 400 feet away); Graystone - Abram Francis Huston House (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coatesville.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . .
1. The Graystone Society - A Lukens Steel organization. (Submitted on October 18, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
2. The National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum. (Submitted on October 18, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)

Dr. Charles & Rebecca Lukens image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith S Smith, October 17, 2011

3. Dr. Charles & Rebecca Lukens

The Mansion [a close up image from the marker] image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith S Smith, October 17, 2011

4. The Mansion [a close up image from the marker]

Related Marker inside the fence line South of the gate image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith S Smith, October 17, 2011

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 1,746 times since then and 89 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.