Located in the district are a set of mill owner built homes of granite.

Notable buildings include the Gothic Revival style St. John's Episcopal Church (1857-1858) designed by noted Philadelphia architect John Notman, Brandywine Methodist Episcopal Church (1857), and Brandywine Academy (1798).

In 1788, Brandywine Village was the site of the first mechanized mill designed by Oliver Evans.

[1] Residents are zoned to the Red Clay Consolidated School District.

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