 and the last major addition to the building took place in 1907. Now, Ivyside, the house, is considered an excellent example of the stone dwellings of prosperous Brandywine Hundred farmers from the 18th and 19th centuries. And for a good part of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Ivyside was a thriving dairy farm. The county acquired Ivyside as part of what is now known as Bechtel Park, named after the family that last owned the site,