East Bradford Boarding School for Boys

East Bradford Boarding School for Boys, also known as the Richard Strode House, is a historic boys boarding school building located in East Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

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Type: Historic building
Description: single-family detached home in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Also known as: “East Bradford Boarding School for Boys (Richard Strode House)”
Address: 595 Birmingham Road, East Bradford Township, PA 19382

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Strode’s Mill Historic District and Farrell Stadium.

Strode’s Mill Historic District

Historic site

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The Strode's Mill Historic District is a national historic district that is located in East Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Strode’s Mill Historic District is situated 570 feet southeast of East Bradford Boarding School for Boys.

Farrell Stadium

Stadium

Tomlinson–Fillippo Field at Farrell Stadium is an American stadium on the campus of West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Built in 1970, it is primarily used by the school's football and track and field teams. Farrell Stadium is situated 1 mile northeast of East Bradford Boarding School for Boys.

Jefferis Ford

Bridge

Jefferis Ford is a river-crossing of the Brandywine located in Chester County, Pennsylvania which was significant in the American Revolutionary War. In the march of British troops leading up to the Battle of the Brandywine General William Howe crossed here as well as at Trimble's Ford in a surprise maneuver in an attack on George Washington's troops to the south. Jefferis Ford is situated 1¼ miles northwest of East Bradford Boarding School for Boys.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lenape and Pocopson.

Lenape

Hamlet

Lenape is an unincorporated community in Pocopson Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. Lenape is centered on the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 52 and Pocopson Road, west of the Brandywine Creek.

Pocopson

Village

Pocopson is an unincorporated community in Pocopson Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. Pocopson is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 926 and Pocopson Road. Pocopson is situated 2 miles south of East Bradford Boarding School for Boys.