{"nrhp_refnum":"84003300","name":"Rush, Benjamin, House","other_names":["Chesteridge"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Boot Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Kirkland","county":"Chester County","state":"PA","lat":40.00900633800006,"lon":-75.60445075099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-08-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Chesteridge, a summer residence off Boot Road near Kirkland in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, built in 1908 for Philadelphia businessman Benjamin Rush. It is a Georgian Revival house of pale green serpentine stone and fieldstone, later used as an institutional living facility.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an original and lively example of the Georgian Revival, designed by a professional architect who took liberties with traditional forms such as the hipped roof, Palladian window and winding stairway. It is said to retain its original floor plan and integrity, and it is the only remaining feature of the original estate that keeps its integrity.","narrative":"Built in 1908 as a summer home near Kirkland in West Whiteland Township, Chesteridge is a Georgian Revival house of pale green serpentine stone and fieldstone. Its main block has a steeply pitched hipped roof with pedimented dormers, and an over-sized hood shelters the north entrance. Designed by George Bispham Page, a Philadelphia architect who trained with Cope and Stewardson, the house departs from the strict Georgian pattern. Page placed a Palladian window in a stepped arrangement along the main stair, and a large curving open-string staircase stands at the east end. Page also designed later additions for Rush, including a 1928 library wing called the Walnut Room, which is paneled from floor to ceiling. The house is regarded as a fluid, inventive example of its style, and its interior has changed little since its construction. It has been used as an institutional residence since 1952.","period_of_significance":"1900-1918","architect_builder":"George Page (architect)","architectural_style":"Georgian Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Used since 1952 as a living facility for the Devereux Foundation and now called Glen Loch East; the enclosed porch and floor plan are described as original.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.322407-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/84003300.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003300/89586c9154-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003300/89586c9154-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B_Rush_House_1908.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B_Rush_House_1908.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992563","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Rush_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4889189"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/chester-county/rush-benjamin-house-84003300/"}