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The Zook House, also known as the William and Elizabeth Owen House, built in 1750, is a historic single-family dwelling located near 
The land in the area of the house was first sold by
Northern Chester County
Postcard History Series, Vincent Martino, Jr., p. 81 {{Exton, Pennsylvania Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1750 Houses in Chester County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Exton, Pennsylvania
Exton is a census-designated place (CDP) in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its population was 5,622 at the 2020 census. The Exton Square Mall and Main Street at Exton are both located within Exton along w ...
on the property of the Exton Square Mall
Exton Square Mall is a shopping mall located in the Exton, Pennsylvania in West Whiteland Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The mall features a parking garage and food court. It is located at the crossroads of Chester County at the inter ...
, on the north side of U.S. Route 30 Business. It was first listed on 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 ...
on January 1, 1976, following renovations. In 1984 a boundary increase was also listed on the National Register. In 1998 the house was moved about 300 feet to the southwest due to an expansion of the shopping mall. On July 27, 2000, the house was re-listed on the National Register, even though it remains listed on the Register at its old address. ''Note:'' This includes
The land in the area of the house was first sold by William Penn
William Penn ( – ) was an English writer and religious thinker belonging to the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, a North American colony of England. He was an early advocate of democracy a ...
to Welch Quaker Richard Thomas in 1683 as part of the Welsh Tract. Thomas's son, also named Richard, claimed the land in two stages, 1704 and 1717. He sold the land to English Quaker John Morgan in 1718, and Morgan sold the land to English Quaker William Owen in 1734. Owen built the house in 1750 and sold land and the house to Quaker James Brown in 1760. Morritz (or Morris) Zug bought the farm and house in 1770. Morritz Zug later anglicized his name to Zook. He and his family were founding members of the Great Valley Ominist (Amish
The Amish (; pdc, Amisch; german: link=no, Amische), formally the Old Order Amish, are a group of traditionalist Anabaptist Christian church fellowships with Swiss German and Alsatian origins. They are closely related to Mennonite churc ...
) Society. The house was added to in 1800, and 1820. During the 1998 move, a new foundation was laid and the 1750 basement was lost.
Six generations of the Zook family lived in the house until 1970. The Jacob Zook House, nearby on the south side of U.S. 30 Business, is listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places.
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Eastern Chester County, Pennsylvania
File:Map of Chester County Pennsylvania NRHP sites.PNG, Map of Chester County (clickable)
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References
External links
Northern Chester County
Postcard History Series, Vincent Martino, Jr., p. 81 {{Exton, Pennsylvania Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1750 Houses in Chester County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania