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

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in 1985.

History and architectural features

The house was built in 1841, and is a two-story,

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ed, stone dwellingwhich was designed in a

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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

in 1985. Both the homestead and the mill house are also listed on the National Register.

References

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