The Jacob Hayes House is an historic home that is located in
Newlin Township
Newlin Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,285 at the 2010 census.
Newlin Township was the hometown of explorer Josiah Harlan and Lenape healer Hannah Freeman. William Baldwin, the botanis ...
,
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Chester County (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Tscheschter Kaundi''), colloquially known as Chesco, is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the De ...
near the West Branch of
Brandywine Creek.
It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1985.
History and architectural features
The house was built in 1841, and is a two-story,
stucco
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ed, stone dwellingwhich was designed in a
Federal
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Greek Revival
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style. It features a full width front porch with ornate iron supports and scrollwork.
The great-uncle of Jacob Hayes first moved to Newlin Township in 1771, and his grandfather, Mordecai Hayes arrived in 1774.
The house is located next door to the
Hayes Homestead, which was built by his great-uncle. Situated nearby is the
Hayes Mill House
The Hayes Mill House is an historic, American home that is located in Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
History and architectural features
This historic structure ...
, where both Mordecai and Jacob used to mill
whetstones.
The Jacob Hayes House was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1985.
Both the homestead and the mill house are also listed on the National Register.
References
{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Federal architecture in Pennsylvania
Greek Revival houses in Pennsylvania
Houses completed in 1841
Houses in Chester County, Pennsylvania
National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania