National Historic Landmark · Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania

Brandywine Battlefield

Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Brandywine Battlefield
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeHistoric district
AddressBrandywine Battlefield Park, Chadds Ford, PA
CountyDelaware County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Listed forMilitary
Level of significanceNational
Reference number66000660
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressBrandywine Battlefield Park, Chadds Ford, PA
Coordinates39.8753° N, 75.5753° W · Directions ↗
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

Explore

Map

Local history books for Delaware County

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  • Middletown Township, Delaware County
    Mary Anne Eves, 2011
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Guidebooks to historic places in Pennsylvania

  • Walking Philadelphia
    Natalie Pompilio, 2017
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  • Historical Tours Gettysburg
    Globe Pequot Press Editors and Randi Minetor, 2015
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  • Guide to the Battle of Gettysburg
    Jay Luvaas and Harold W. Nelson, 2012
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  • Historic Genesee country
    Rose O'Keefe, 2010
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

When was Brandywine Battlefield listed on the National Register?

Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Brandywine Battlefield?

Brandywine Battlefield Park, Chadds Ford, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Brandywine Battlefield?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000660. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.