Hampton Hill (Richboro, Pennsylvania)

Hampton Hill, also known as the Bennet-Search House, is a historic home located at Richboro, Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The first section was built about 1744, and is a 2 12-story, two-bay by one-bay, stone house with a gable roof. The larger section was built about 1790, and is a 2 12-story, three-bay by two-bay, stone house with a gable roof. The roof was covered with slate in the 20th century. The house is thought to have harbored slaves on the Underground Railroad.[2]

Hampton Hill
Hampton Hill, May 2006
Location1269 Second Street Pike, Richboro, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°13′25″N 75°0′34″W
Area3.3 acres (1.3 ha)
Builtc. 1744, c. 1790
Built byBennet, Abraham
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference No.73001594[1]
Added to NRHPApril 2, 1973

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Robert Donald Crompton and C. Dunlevey (September 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hampton Hill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-07.
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