Westtown
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Developer Plans 76 High-End Homes for Site in Westtown Township
Lancaster-based Keystone Custom Homes is planning to develop a new residential community with 76 high-end homes on an 80-acre site in Westtown Township, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Stonecroft Ridings, proposed for 1013 Shiloh Road, would include homes that will range from 3,000 to 5,000 square feet. The plan was reviewed by…
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Chester County Sergeant Rescues Lost Horse, Adds Her to the Family Farm
Sergeant Ted Lewis, of the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department, recently had an interesting day at work, writes Natasha Brown and Nate Sylves for CBS News Philadelphia. A call came into the station regarding a loose horse that was running at 202 and 926. The horse in question was a small mare named April, who…
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‘No Room for Hate’ in Chester County After FarmerJawn’s Barn in Westtown Was Vandalized
In May, Christa Barfield, a Black farmer who decided to give up her city lifestyle and open FarmerJawn in semirural Westtown, found her space vandalized with hateful messages, writes Jesse Bunch for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Earlier this month the harassment continued, as Barfield’s staff discovered a large swastika spray-painted across the barn’s second floor. The…
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Chester County’s FarmerJawn Works to Encourage Younger Generations to Take Up Farming
Pennsylvania has been working hard on encouraging young people to farm, but these efforts have not yet produced the desired results, writes Marcia Brown for the Politico. However, some are bucking this trend, including Christa Barfield, who is better known as FarmerJawn. Barfield previously worked in healthcare, but farming provided her with a chance to…
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18th-Century Farmhouse with Amish-built Extension Hits Market Outside West Chester
A gorgeous farmhouse at 811 Oakbourne Rd in Westtown Township built in 1758 with a finely crafted extension added by Amish carpenters in 1989 has recently hit the market, writes Sandy Smith for Philadelphia Magazine. The six-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom home is set on a lovely one-acre lot that offers beautiful views throughout. The original farmhouse retains…
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Westtown Township May Buy Almost Two-Thirds of Crebilly Farm
At a meeting tonight, April 4, Westtown Township officials will discuss the possibility of purchasing almost two-thirds of the 322-acre Crebilly Farm from the Robinson family, writes Bill Rettew for the Daily Local News. The township would buy 208 acres of the farm for $20.8 million, or $100,000 per acre. Meanwhile, Natural Lands may purchase…
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Bryn Mawr’s Kurfiss Sotheby’s International Realty Lists Crebilly Farm in Westtown
Crebilly Farm in Westtown Township has been put on the market, listed by Bryn Mawr’s Kurfiss Sotheby’s International Realty, prompting Natural Lands to intensify its attempts to secure funding to preserve the 309-acre property and prevent development, writes Bill Rettew for the Daily Local News. The Westtown Township property has a price tag of $34…
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Neighbors of Toll Brothers Chesco Development on Court’s Decision: ‘This Ends Sacrilegious Attempt to Defile a Hallowed Battlefield’
Toll Brothers suffered another setback in its attempt to develop Crebilly Farm, as the Commonwealth Court affirmed the decision rendered by a Common Pleas judge that the developer had failed to meet the requirements for its conditional use application to build homes on the Westtown site, writes Bill Rettew for the Daily Local News. The…
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