I've always considered Chadds Ford, PA more a state of mind that an actual place, but Chadds Ford is where I live and help people buy and sell homes, so it has to have a few particulars.
Technically, the smallcross roads of a town is next to the Brandywine River (which runs the color of brandywijn as the Dutch called it) , is in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, one of the 5 major counties surrounding Philadelphia.
There's a post office, hotel, convenience store, and a couple of restaurants, one is haunted and another one, a diner, is immensely popular - usually a line for weekend breakfast.
Importantly, the Wyeth Museum is nearby, the pinnacle of a long tradition of artists who found inspiration in the natural beauty and history.
Most locals think Chadds Ford is in Chester County, one of the larger (geographically) counties, and more rural. Perhaps because of the renown school system. Unionville-Chadds Ford Schools rank in the top ten in the state
Here's a timeline for you history buffs and if you are looking to buy or sell a home around Chadds Ford, email me at jroosevelt@kw.com, Call 610-764-3062
| 1777 | 1777 - 1. The British Army, which had disembarked at the head of Elk River and was advancing for the capture of Philadelphia, divided at this point early in the morning of September, in 1777. Knyphausen's division of Hessians and British followed the old Chester ...1. The British Army, which had disembarked at the head of Elk River and was advancing for the capture of Philadelphia, divided at this point early in the morning of September, in 1777. Knyphausen's division of Hessians and British followed the old Chester road direct to Chadds Ford, while Howe, with Cornwallis's division, marched north to Trimbles Ford, on the western Brandy- wine, and thence east to Jefferis Ford, on the eastern Brandywine, in order to outfiank the ...
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| 1877 | Aug 7, 1877 - CHADD'S FORD, PA., August 7, 1877. This is but an hour old; and after sending it off to Harper's, I 've made a hasty copy for you, thinking you would care to see it. The poor dove whose sorrow it commemorates wakes me every morning, calling from the ...CHADD'S FORD, PA., August 7, 1877. This is but an hour old; and after sending it off to Harper's, I 've made a hasty copy for you, thinking you would care to see it. The poor dove whose sorrow it commemorates wakes me every morning, calling from the lovely green woods about us. We are charmed with our place. I myself have rather too much pot-boiling to improve much, but the boys are having a royal time. May sends a kiss to you both, as does your faithful SL.
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| 1911 | 1911 - Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, where NC Wyeth moved in 1911, is at the center of these explorations, giving participants access to the places in which three generations of Wyeths lived and worked. The workshop focuses on the collections of paintings and ...Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, where NC Wyeth moved in 1911, is at the center of these explorations, giving participants access to the places in which three generations of Wyeths lived and worked. The workshop focuses on the collections of paintings and illustrations of NC Wyeth at the Brandywine River Museum. The workshop gives participants an opportunity to integrate formal issues in art within a social and historical context. Participants visit local sites such as the ...
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| 1917 | Jul 12, 1917 - Born on July 12, 1917 in Chadd's Ford, Wyeth, the youngest of five children of muralist and children's book illustrator Newell Convers Wyeth, was home schooled by his parents, including in art. He held his first one-man show of watercolours , one of his ...Born on July 12, 1917 in Chadd's Ford, Wyeth, the youngest of five children of muralist and children's book illustrator Newell Convers Wyeth, was home schooled by his parents, including in art. He held his first one-man show of watercolours , one of his favoured media, at a gallery in New York when he was 20. The show was a sell-out. His best-known paintings include Christina's World, featuring a Wyeth family neighbour at their summer residence in Maine, and the Helga ...
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| 1945 | Oct 1945 - In October 1945, NC Wyeth and a grandson were killed when their car stalled at a Chadds Ford railroad crossing and was struck by a passing train. Wyeth's son Andrew and son-in-law John McCoy finished the last work of NC's career. Visiting his studio is ...In October 1945, NC Wyeth and a grandson were killed when their car stalled at a Chadds Ford railroad crossing and was struck by a passing train. Wyeth's son Andrew and son-in-law John McCoy finished the last work of NC's career. Visiting his studio is bound to become a popular pilgrimage for many who grew up entranced by NC Wyeth's illustrations. A stickler for accuracy and detail, he filled the place with props and decorative objects for use in composing pictures . |
| 1964 | Feb 23, 1964 - Associated Press Andrew Wyeth stands in front of his farm in Chadds Ford on Feb. 23, 1964. Artist Andrew Wyeth, who portrayed the hidden melancholy of the people and landscapes of Pennsylvania's Brandywine Valley and coastal Maine in works such as ...Associated Press Andrew Wyeth stands in front of his farm in Chadds Ford on Feb. 23, 1964. Artist Andrew Wyeth, who portrayed the hidden melancholy of the people and landscapes of Pennsylvania's Brandywine Valley and coastal Maine in works such as "Christina's World," died early Friday. He was 91. Wyeth died in his sleep at his home in Chadds Ford, according to Jim Duff, director of the Brandywine River Museum.
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| 1986 | 1986 - To add to the art world debates, in 1986, Wyeth made public a collection of 246 studies, drawings, and paintings, including many nudes, he had made of Helga Testorf, a neighbor in Chadds Ford.That and other public attentions, made clear the battle lines drawn between supporters and practitioners of realism and abstraction as represented by Wyeth and Pollock. To add to the art world debates, in 1986, Wyeth made public a collection of 246 studies, drawings, and paintings, including many nudes, he had made of Helga Testorf, a neighbor in Chadds Ford.
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| 2002 | Dec 10, 2002 - This is what happened to Sallie Anderson on Dec. 10, 2002, when she discovered her father, Miles Warner, and stepmother, Mary, at their home in Chadds Ford. Warner was a retired lawyer, known for being smart, principled and cantankerous. He and Mary were ...This is what happened to Sallie Anderson on Dec. 10, 2002, when she discovered her father, Miles Warner, and stepmother, Mary, at their home in Chadds Ford. Warner was a retired lawyer, known for being smart, principled and cantankerous. He and Mary were inseparable, so much so that Miles had once told a friend that he hoped that, when they died, they went together. This dark wish had apparently been granted.
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| 2009 | Jan 16, 2009 - Andrew Wyeth passed away in his sleep on January 16, 2009 in his life-long home of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Commenting on his status in the art world and on the reactions people had to him, Wyeth once said: I am an example of publicity - - a great deal of it.Andrew Wyeth passed away in his sleep on January 16, 2009 in his life-long home of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Commenting on his status in the art world and on the reactions people had to him, Wyeth once said: I am an example of publicity - - a great deal of it...I'm grateful because it gives me the freedom to go and try to do better. But I never had any great idea that these people are understanding what I'm doing.
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