Jacob Wisner House Explained

Jacob Wisner House
Location:	Northwest of Malvern on Yellow Springs Road, Charlestown Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	40.0731°N -75.5747°W
Built:	1761
Added:	August 6, 1979
Refnum:	79002201

The Jacob Wisner House, also known as the Rapp House, is an historic American home that is located in Charlestown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

It was built in two sections. The older section dates to 1761, and is a two-and-one-half-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.^[1]

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

References

1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-11-01. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H001606_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Inventory-Nomination: Jacob Wisner House]. 2012-11-01. Priscilla B. Crowell and J. Kelly Murphy, III. PDF. n.d..