The following updates are based on information shared at the Chadds Ford Township January 28, 2026 Board of Supervisors Workshop Meeting, the Chadds Ford Township website, and correspondence from the Township. Updates to PF Website Chadds Ford Township updated the Painter’s Folly webpage in late January 2026 ahead of the January 28, 2026, Board of Supervisors Meeting. This is the first major update on the page since July 31, 2025. Updates include information related to recen

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. The Artist Studios at Painter's Folly operated from January 2023 to March 2024. Building Use: The program used three rooms as communal art studios: the Pyle and Wyeth 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 petition at https://www.change.org/preservepaintersfolly Painter’s Folly is a c. 1856-1857 Italianate house located in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Painter’s Folly is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is within the Chadds Ford Historic District and the Brandywine Battlefield Historic District. Painter’s Folly is nationally s

The National Trust for Historic Preservation defines co-stewardship as the model where historic sites are owned by one organization but operated by another, typically a special-purpose non-profit organization created to serve as the site’s operating entity. Eighteen historic sites in Delaware County are municipally owned but operated by a separate organization, such as a friends group, historical society, or other nonprofit. These historic sites are: Village Green Schoolhouse

Chadds Ford Township is a Class II Township and falls under the Second Class Township Code. The following section of the code , Article XV and Section 1503: Real Property , outlines the options available to Chadds Ford Township should it decide to dispose of the property. Options available under the code: Sealed Bidding Process: must be sold to the highest bidder after due notice Public Auction: must be sold to the highest bidder; the township can set a minimum bid based on t