noteworthy
A majestic Chester County farmhouse defies its true age.
BY TARA BEHANPHOTOS BY JOHN LEWIS
PUBLISHED JANUARY 25, 2011 AT 02:40 PM
Dotting the magnificent landscape in East Fallowfield Township, Chester County, are farmhouses that date back to the mid-1700s. Set among these historic gems, there’s also one that’s a mere four years young. And thanks to architect Richard Buchanan and builders Robert Griffiths and Wayne Rowland, it’s a challenge to discern new from old.
The owners wanted the house “to feel as if it had grown there” over the centuries. In fact, it appears as if it could’ve been an 18th-century farmhouse that was expanded from three bays to five.
Buchanan, of Archer & Buchanan Architecture in West Chester, has an unrivaled reputation for similar projects in Chester County and beyond, as does Griffiths. “We specialize in good construction,” says Griffiths. “We do quite a bit of this period work just because of where we are. There’s a high call for this sort of thing in the Chester County area.”
