Mansion House Foundation at Radley Run
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Mission Statement
The Mansion House Foundation at Radley Run (MHF) strives to restore, preserve, and protect the Chester County, Pennsylvania historic culture of the Battle of the Brandywine and the Brandywine Meadow Farm’s Fox Hunting Era and their connection with the Mansion House at Radley Run, (circa 1700). Our goal is to create an enriched experience for our community through education, engagement, and historic preservation.
About This Cause
History and Background History of the site: The Painter Complex is listed as one of Birmingham Township’s 18th century complexes on the township’s Historic Resource Inventory. Three of the four historic structures within the Complex are owned by Radley Run Country Club (RRCC) which sits within the 300‐home community of Radley Run (RR) in Chester County. The three buildings are the Lye House, the Samuel Painter House, and the James Painter House which is often referred to as the Mansion House (MH). Over the last two and a half centuries, this land and these structures have gone through the evolution from Painter family property to a Gentleman’s Country Estate and ultimately to an open space country club. This entailed a history of active habitation that witnessed the Battle of the Brandywine in 1777 and the development of a productive 19th century Chester County farm, that in 1897, became the celebrated home of Charles E. Mather’s Brandywine Meadow Farm’s Hunting Box. Currently the complex is the geographic keystone and anchor for the RRCC and RR community. The property claims architectural significance from 1749 to 1912, and a cultural significance that continues to the present decade. The MH’s architecture is the work of master builder and architect Charles Barton Keen. Background of the Foundation: RRCC recognized the extraordinary community charge and high cost of maintaining the three physical buildings of the Painter Complex, primarily the MH. RRCC members also understood the unique opportunity of the MH and complex to serve as an education resource for sharing the rich history of the Battle of the Brandywine and the Fox Hunting era with residents of the Chester County region. Although routine building maintenance and upkeep costs are supported by member revenues, the high cost of historic restoration and preservation well exceed normal club revenue streams. Additionally, although historic education is a desirable community contribution of a club, education is not within its mission. In order to meet the financial needs of historic restoration and preservation as well as deliver community education, RRCC explored strategies adopted by some other renowned country clubs which own historic structures. One identified strategy was the formation of a foundation to support the cost of restoration, preservation, and education. RRCC considered a foundation as a viable option and established the Mansion House Committee in early 2020. The Mansion House Committee, with the agreement of RRCC, established a 501c3 Charitable Foundation that has been named “Mansion House Foundation at Radley Run” (MHF). The MHF was incorporated on July 13, 2020.