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RECONSTRUCTING HISTORY
At Evergreen Farm, architectural inspiration flows from a springhouse that dates
building couldn’t be saved, so the owners opted to build a new house from the ground up. “Our first priority was making the house look as old as others in our area,” the owner says. “We often have people
ask us how old the house is, and they’re surprised that it was built more recently.”
The duo turned to the team at
West Chester’s Archer & Buchanan Architecture to come up with a historically authentic design that can be enjoyed by
The owners wanted a traditional layout with a defined kitchen, breakfast area and family room.
to 1845. Once a freestanding structure,
it’s now integrated into an elegant Chester County farmhouse that blends vintage character with amenities designed for modern family living.
The original intention was to restore the abandoned farmhouse on the site, but the
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