Joseph Young House Explained

Joseph Young House
Location:	Creek Rd., Newlin Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	39.9367°N -75.7608°W
Built:	1835
Architecture:	Gothic, Georgian, Federal
Added:	September 16, 1985
Refnum:	85002383

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.

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.^[1]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-12-16. 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|H078909_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Joseph Young House]. 2012-12-16. M.L. Wolf. PDF. November 1984.