Blythstead, also known as the Benjamin Blythe Homestead, is a historic Georgian-style limestone house located near Shippensburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Built by Benjamin Blythe, one of the first settlers in the area, the two-story home features a classic Georgian façade and a rear kitchen ell, reflecting the architectural traditions of early Scot-Irish frontier settlers.  The 40′ x 35′ limestone house which faces south has five bays with the door in the center. Much of the limestone and timber used to build was from the farmland. The windows are twelve over twelve, set into wooden jambs which are crowned by a stone arch over the flat lintel. The front door is paneled. The front porch is raised five steps high and has gingerbread scrolling on the top of the porch posts. Under the roof runs a broad cornice or ornamental molding on the front and back sides and quoins that are set into the front corners of the house. Many of the windowpanes are original hand blown panes. You can see the swirls in the glass and a few bubbles. The property also includes a large limestone barn, highlighting the working farmstead nature of 18th-century rural life in the Cumberland Valley. 

Benjamin Blythe was among the earliest European settlers in the Shippensburg area, establishing his homestead on the frontier and contributing to the growth of the community. Today, Blythstead stands as a well-preserved example of early American architecture and settlement patterns, recognized for its historical significance and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The homestead offers a tangible connection to the lives of the region’s first settlers and the rural heritage of south-central Pennsylvania.