Jacob Wisner House

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Jacob Wisner House
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LocationNorthwest of Malvern on Yellow Springs Road, Charlestown Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°4′23″N75°34′29″W / 40.07306°N 75.57472°W / 40.07306; -75.57472 Coordinates: 40°4′23″N75°34′29″W / 40.07306°N 75.57472°W / 40.07306; -75.57472
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1761
NRHP reference No. 79002201 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 6, 1979

Jacob Wisner House, also known as the Rapp House, is a historic home located in Charlestown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in two sections. The older section dates to 1761, and is a 2 1/1-story, three bay wide, stone structure. A two bay wide extension was added in the 1840s. The addition was originally built to house a saddle and harnass-maker's shop and later housed the Sidley Post Office. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Priscilla B. Crowell and J. Kelly Murphy, III (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Inventory-Nomination: Jacob Wisner House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-01.