Joseph Young House

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Joseph Young House
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Joseph Young House. July 2013.
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LocationCreek Rd., Newlin Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°56′12″N75°45′39″W / 39.93667°N 75.76083°W / 39.93667; -75.76083
Area6.4 acres (2.6 ha)
Built1835
Architectural styleGothic, Georgian, Federal
MPS West Branch Brandywine Creek MRA
NRHP reference No. 85002383 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 1985

The Joseph Young House is an historic home that is located in Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

History and architectural features

This house was built in 1835, and is a two-story, five-bay, fieldstone dwelling that was designed in a Georgian/Federal style. It has a large, two-story, stone, rear kitchen and bedroom wing. It has a gable roof, and features a central entrance with semi-circular fanlight and dual gable end chimneys with parapets. Also located on the property are a banked milkhouse/smokehouse and a four-seat, Gothic-style outhouse. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. M. L. Wolf (November 1984). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Young, Joseph, House. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 15, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)