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The John Burroughs Homestead, also known as Shady Hill and the Lieutenant Colonel James Hendricks Headquarters, is an historic American home that is located in Taylorsville, Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
John Burroughs Homestead | |
 John Burroughs Homestead. November 2012. | |
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| Location | Wrightstown-Taylorsville Road, Taylorsville, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°17′04″N 74°54′02″W |
| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003163[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 5, 1984 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
This historic house dates to the eighteenth century and was built in four sections. The oldest section is a 2+1⁄2-story, uncoursed fieldstone structure. The second section is a 2+1⁄2-story, coursed fieldstone structure. The third section is a two-story, random-coursed fieldstone structure, and the fourth section is a small, one-story frame vestibule. Also located on the property are a contributing 2+1⁄2-story, fieldstone carriage house, tool shed, and a stone-and-frame caretaker's cottage.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
