Benjamin West Birthplace - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Benjamin West Birthplace - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Benjamin West Birthplace, also known as Benjamin West House, is a historic home located on the campus of Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It was the birthplace of artist Benjamin West (1738-1820), who was an influential mentor to a generation of American painters, including Gilbert Stuart and Charles Willson Peale. and His birthplace was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. It presently houses the dispatch and offices for the college's campus police, along with a visitor information center. Read more on Wikipedia
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