The McCall – Pyle House was built c. 1814 by Thomas McCall with an addition built in 1890. The house sits on an original 500 acre land grant to Dennis Rockford from his father in law Thomas Herriot. Herriot died at sea in 1682 while aboard William Penn’s ship.
Thomas McCall purchased 17 1/4 acres from John Bale, and built the front portion of the current house. Reese Pyle purchased the property in 1831. Pyle increased his landholdings to 65 acres. The property stayed in the Pyle family until 1934. Mrs. Crawford Pyle, who owned the home from 1913 to 934, was strangely struck by lightening in 1921 while sitting in the home’s kitchen. She recovered from the event, but the house was slightly damaged.
Ed and Susie Dowden purchased the home in 1973, and removed the exterior stucco in 1986. They also discovered a large, stone-lined ice house underneath the floor of the garage workshop.
Also on the property is a barn, garage, and various outbuildings.
This property is a private residence and not open to the public.
Concord Township Historic Resource #86
