Jacob Wisner House
Jacob Wisner House | |
 Jacob Wisner House, February 2011 | |
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| Location | Northwest of Malvern on Yellow Springs Road, Charlestown Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°4′23″N 75°34′29″W / 40.07306°N 75.57472°W |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Built | 1761 |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002201[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 6, 1979 |
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.[1]
History and architectural features
[edit]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.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-11-01. 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.
