Painter’s Folly earned its name in the 1850s, when neighbors called Samuel Painter’s ornate Italianate mansion along Baltimore Pike a folly.
More than 160 years later, that house is one of the Brandywine Valley’s most prized landmarks, and next week it goes to the highest bidder.
The 16-room home at 1421 Baltimore Pike in Chadds Ford Township will be auctioned Thursday, Oct. 22, at 11 AM, reports Pete Bannan for The Daily Local News.
An Artistic Past
Built in 1857, the three-story residence occupies 3.5 acres beside Brandywine Battlefield…