The Webster Family bought the land on which this historic home sits in the 18th Century, from the Talley family. These mid-seventeenth century settlers had owned 400 acres south of Naamans Creek, near Delaware's northern border with Pennsylvania. Through the years, only 4 families have owned the Webster property. Only remnants of Henry Webster's grist mill remain in the woods nearby, but the Shellpot Creek still flows through Brandywine Hundred into the Delaware River near Edgemoor, Although the mill race that once powered the mill wheel disappeared long ago, it has been replaced by the present Brandywine Hills neighborhood.
Probably built c. 1760, with thick walls of local "Brandywine Granite", this 4 bedroom house with 2 baths is set on one-third of an acre, with a detached garage and formal gardens. Click below for full description.
Historic Brandywine Hills Home
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