Ker-Feal
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Ker-Feal, built in 1775, is a historic fieldstone
dwelling located in West Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
on November 7, 2003.
The property was purchased by Albert C. Barnes
and his wife Laura in 1940 and expanded with two additions. The name "Ker-Feal" means "Fidèle's House" in Breton
and was named after Barnes' favorite dog, Fidèle de Port Manech. The property is now owned by the Barnes Foundation. Ker-Feal received an upgraded climate-control system in 2001 paid for with several grants. Another grant in 2006 allowed for grounds assessment.
Fieldstone
Fieldstone is a building construction material. Strictly speaking, it is stone collected from the surface of fields where it occurs naturally...
dwelling located in West Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on November 7, 2003.
The property was purchased by Albert C. Barnes
Albert C. Barnes
Albert Coombs Barnes was an American chemist and art collector. With the fortune made from the development of the antiseptic, anti-blindness drug Argyrol, he founded the Barnes Foundation, an educational institution based on his private collection of art...
and his wife Laura in 1940 and expanded with two additions. The name "Ker-Feal" means "Fidèle's House" in Breton
Breton language
Breton is a Celtic language spoken in Brittany , France. Breton is a Brythonic language, descended from the Celtic British language brought from Great Britain to Armorica by migrating Britons during the Early Middle Ages. Like the other Brythonic languages, Welsh and Cornish, it is classified as...
and was named after Barnes' favorite dog, Fidèle de Port Manech. The property is now owned by the Barnes Foundation. Ker-Feal received an upgraded climate-control system in 2001 paid for with several grants. Another grant in 2006 allowed for grounds assessment.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Northern Chester County, PennsylvaniaNational Register of Historic Places listings in Northern Chester County, PennsylvaniaFile:Map of Chester County Pennsylvania NRHP sites.PNG|thumb|right|Map of Chester County poly 230 136 258 125 257 120 300 64 302 62 309 57 313 57 310 63 308 65 308 69 309 70 312 73 318 77 320 75 323 75 328 75 330 79 330 83 328 85 328 89 331 91 331 95 334 100 341 98 352 96 364 117 378 111 381 113...