Cheyney, Pennsylvania
George Cheyney's Farm and the surrounding area was part of the original land grant given to William Penn in 1681.Cheyney University tore down all the original buildings located on the north west corner in the late 1960s or early 1970s.This group of buildings consisted of a hotel, general store/post office and blacksmith's shop as well as a large bank barn.A stone wheelwright's shop and two other related original buildings are located on the opposite corner and still survive today.The John Cheyney Log Tenant House and Farm and Melrose are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
MelroseCheyney UniversityChester CountyPennsylvaniaChesterThornbury (Chester)Time zoneZIP codeArea code(s)610 and 484unincorporated communityDelawareU.S. statecensus-designated place2010 census2020 censusCheyney University of PennsylvaniaWilliam Pennwheelsmithbank barnThornbury Township in Chester CountyThornbury Township in Delaware CountyJohn Cheyney Log Tenant House and FarmNational Register of Historic PlacesUnited States Census BureauNational Park ServiceChester County, PennsylvaniaCounty seatWest ChesterCoatesvilleBoroughsAtglenAvondaleDowningtownElversonHoney BrookKennett SquareMalvernModenaOxfordParkesburgPhoenixvilleSouth CoatesvilleSpring CityWest GroveTownshipsBirminghamCharlestownEast BradfordEast BrandywineEast CalnEast CoventryEast FallowfieldEast GoshenEast MarlboroughEast NantmealEast NottinghamEast PikelandEast VincentEast WhitelandEasttownFranklinHighlandKennettLondon BritainLondon GroveLondonderryLower OxfordNew GardenNew LondonNewlinNorth CoventryPennsburyPocopsonSadsburySchuylkillSouth CoventryThornburyTredyffrinUpper OxfordUpper UwchlanUwchlanValleyWallaceWarwickWest BradfordWest BrandywineWest CalnWest FallowfieldWest GoshenWest MarlboroughWest NantmealWest NottinghamWest PikelandWest SadsburyWest VincentWest WhitelandWesttownWillistownBerwynChadds FordChesterbrookCochranvilleDilworthtownEagleviewFrazerGlenmooreHamortonKenilworthKimbertonLincoln UniversityLionvilleMarshalltonNottinghamPomeroyPughtownSadsburyvilleSouth PottstownThorndaleToughkenamonUnionvilleWestwoodOthercommunitiesBirchrunvilleBlack HorseBrandamore