Flag Day Flag Collection Event

Each spring, the Resident Association hosts a flag collection event in partnership with the William Brinton 1704 House. This Association collects old and used American flags throughout the year at the special flag collection box at Chadds Ford Township and during this special event. 

We invite people to drop off their flags, enjoy some coffee and conversation and take advantage of a private tour of the 1704 House. Flag collected at this event will be retired in the fall during our special Veteran’s Day retirement ceremony at the Brandywine Battle Park.

Click here to see our event calendar for our next Memorial Day event.

About the Brinton 1704 House

The Brinton 1704 House in Chadds Ford on Oakland Road.  It is operated as an historic museum and is open for tours on Saturdays and Sundays from May 1 to October 31. The house is one of the oldest and best restored houses in the United States and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1968. 

​The house was built in 1704 when Pennsylvania was still a colony of Great Britain. The Brintons were Quakers, and William Brinton, Sr. (1635 – 1700) moved to the colony of Pennsylvania with his wife and son to escape religious persecution in England.

The interior is furnished authentically and boasts many special items, including period furniture, leaded-casement windows, and an indoor bake oven. The stone walls of the House are twenty-two inches thick. The house resembles the medieval English architectural style.