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1865 Penrose Indenture

The 1865 Penrose Indenture records the sale of portions of Graeme Park by four of the children of William and Hannah Penrose to their brother Abel Penrose. Their mother, Hannah Jarrett Penrose became the owner of Graeme Park (which at that time included what we now call the Penrose Strawbridge Farm) when the title was transferred to her from the estate of her father William Jarrett in 1832. We believe Jarrett had the title as collateral for a loan to Hannah’s husband Willam Penrose, and it became part of his estate that was then inherited by Hannah and her siblings. William...

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Penrose-Strawbridge Ice Barn

There are ruins of a small bank barn located on Governor Road right at the the entrance to what was Graeme Park and is now on the current Penrose-Strawbridge Farm. The structure, dating to about 1735, is surrounded on three sides by the hillside. The front of the building, facing Governor Road, is open. An earthen ramp leads to what would have been a second floor and is located on the back side opposite the side facing the road. There do not appear to be any windows or doors cut into the stone. This structure was used by the Penroses and Strawbridges as an ice house to store ice...

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