Barn Again in Chester County

Barn Again in Chester County - Aug 22nd
Sponsor: East Bradford Historical Commission

Tour Information: Parking is located at the site, 825 Sconnelltown Road, West Chester.
Southwest of West Chester

The Barn Again in Chester County Town Tour will be held rain or shine.
The tour will be a self-guided tour inside this fascinating Ice Museum.
If you arrive early, please understand that doors will not open until 5:30 p.m.

In 2009, Joann and Peter Stack purchased a dilapidated stone barn c. 1834 in
East Bradford Township which had once housed the Darlington Seminary for Girls
 from 1877-1933. For the next three years, a remarkable transformation took place
which resulted in a fully renewed historic structure. Today, this adaptive reuse
project has resulted in a museum which features Mr. Stack’s collection of artifacts
from the Ice Industry. The remarkable story of this industry began in 1805.
At its height in 1920, over 1 billion dollars was added to the US economy from
the ice industry that served the world. Come tour the barn and learn about this
vanished part of our history.

Soldier-Statesman-Leader: The Legacy of Richard Thomas III

August 8: Soldier-Statesman-Leader: The Legacy of Richard Thomas III (1744-1832)
Sponsor: West Whiteland Historical Commission

Tour Information: Parking will be located behind 233 West Lincoln Highway, Exton,
across from Exton Nissan.

Richard Thomas III struggled with loyalty to his pacifist Quaker upbringing and belief in the Patriot cause. His duty to country prevailed and he took up arms during the Revolution. As the new nation formed he participated in its politics at state and federal levels. On this tour, costumed guides will take participants on a tour of the homes and businesses built by Thomas and describe the life and times of this famous Exton citizen.

A representative from Pennsylvania; born in West Whiteland, Pa., December 30, 1744; educated at home by private teachers; served in the Revolutionary Army as colonel of the First Regiment, Chester County Volunteers; elected as a Federalist to the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Congresses (March 4, 1795-March 3, 1801); engaged in agricultural pursuits; died in Philadelphia, Pa., January 19, 1832; interment in the Friends Western Burial Ground at 16^th& Race in Philadelphia.