East Goshen Township near West Chester in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Milltown/Hickman Plank House

circa 1808

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 11, 2014

1. Milltown/Hickman Plank House Marker

Inscription. This “Hall and Parlor” style house has a kitchen (Hall) and a living room (Parlor) on the first floor and two bedrooms upstairs. There are two angled fireplaces in the center-of the front wall similar to “Penn Plan” houses. It is constructed of sawn planks separated by dowels which are dovetailed at the four corners and mortised at two center posts. The house is listed in the Historic American Building Survey in the Library of Congress. The house originally was located on West Chester Pike, deconstructed, put into storage, re-assembled and opened to the public in 1999.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the Historic American Buildings Survey series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1999.

Location. 39° 59.525′ N, 75° 32.582′ W. Marker is near West Chester, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in East Goshen Township. It can be reached from the intersection of Boot Road and North Chester Road (Pennsylvania Route 352), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1600 Boot Rd, West Chester PA 19380, 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 markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Goshenville Blacksmith and Wheelwright Shops (a few steps from this marker); Goshenville (within

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shouting distance of this marker); John H. Ware 3rd, Commerce Center (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rocky Hill (approx. 1.3 miles away); Goshen Baptist Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); Milltown Springhouse (approx. 1.9 miles away); HH- 2D Sea Sprite (approx. 1.9 miles away); HH-3A Sea King (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Chester.

Milltown/Hickman Plank House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 11, 2014

2. Milltown/Hickman Plank House

Historic Goshenville image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher

3. Historic Goshenville

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 979 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 13, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.