Joseph Young House


The Joseph Young House is an historic home that is located in Newlin Township, [Chester County, Pennsylvania|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 [Revival architecture|Gothic]-style outhouse.