Plasma cutting steel staircase Tung oil applied on trim woodwwork Floors milled from site grown trees Septic field restoration Reflecting afternoon sun Birth of a barn on Bragg Hill Radiant floors Solar panel installation Capping off the chimney Proud shape emerges on the hilltop Pumping concrete into the three gables Forming 12x12 Gables Delivering concrete from the sky Parallam beam positioning Flying flitch beam ICF window framing Precision concrete placement Lower level ICF fabrication Newly excavated driveway Finishing garage deck concrete Pouring concrete footers Rebar safety caps Surveying the construction site Checking out the excavation equipment Rapid soil stabilization Testing the soils for drainage Taking Solar Pathfinder measurements Milling downed trees onsite View to the Southeast over the Benzel Family Trust Future meadow to be cultivated Taking a stroll on Bragg Hill Road

The History of Bragg Hill

Bragg Hill is located in Chester County, one of the three original Pennsylvania Counties created by William Penn in 1682.

In 1777, Bragg Hill witnessed British General Charles Cornwallis and his army preparing for what would become known as the Battle of Brandywine, one of the deadliest battles of the American Revolutionary War.

Bragg Hill Road – still just a gravel and dirt path – has served local farmers in the surrounding countryside for centuries. Since the late 1800s, the site now known as 60 Bragg Hill was used as a cattle farm where, legend has it, the foliage on the hillside was regularly burnt to clear the land for grazing.

Since 1945, the Brandywine Valley Association has performed a remarkable service by protecting the region and assuring the health and vibrancy of the entire whatershed area.for future generations to enjoy.

In 2009, the pristine beauty of the Bragg Hill property was still intact, despite the fact that a smattering of unwanted tires and expired refrigerators had begun to dot the hillside.  The Leonard family bought the property, desiring to build a modern home that would use the best of today’s green technologies while respecting the land, the history it has witnessed, and its future.

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