Jacob Wisner House

Jacob Wisner House, also known as the Rapp House, is a historic home located in Charlestown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in two sections. The older section dates to 1761, and is a 2 1/1-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]

Jacob Wisner House
Jacob Wisner House, February 2011
LocationNorthwest of Malvern on Yellow Springs Road, Charlestown Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°4′23″N 75°34′29″W
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1761
NRHP reference No.79002201[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 6, 1979

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. "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 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.


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