Writer Kyle Bagenstose covered Painter's Folly for Hidden City Philadelphia in October 2025. Read here!: https://hiddencityphila.org/2025/10/plan-to-auction-historic-home-and-andrew-wyeth-studio-riles-chadds-ford/

Helen Murray Sipala was the longtime owner of Painter's Folly from 1974 to 2018. Helen was a close friend, model, and confidante to the...

How long did it run: The Artist Studios at Painter's Folly program was an idea born out of both an artist's dream of a local art studio in Chadds Ford and the Patterhn Ives 2022 Preservation Plan , which proposed three potential uses for the building: a bed and breakfast, artist studios, and artist apartments. Artist Studios at Painter's Folly ran from January 2023 to 2024. Building Use: The program used three rooms as communal art studios: the Pyle and Wyeth studios on the s

Below is a letter petition intended for the Chadds Ford Board of Supervisors. If you are compelled, please add your name to the formal...