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 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

Joseph Young House is a historic home located in Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The house was built in 1835, and is a two-story, five bay, fieldstone dwelling 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 on the property are a banked milkhouse / smokehouse and four seat, Gothic style outhouse. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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 M.L. Wolf (November 1984). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Joseph Young House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-16.