Nicholas Newlin House
The Nicholas Newlin House was built in c. 1742 by the grandson of the first Nicholas Newlin in Concord Township. Nathaniel Newlin purchased 33 acres in 1721 from Caleb Perkins, and gifted it to his daughter, Mary, and her husband, Richard Clayton. The Claytons built two stone houses. The foundation of the c.1742 Nicholas Newlin house remains from the first house, and the second house still stands on the Concord Friends Meeting grounds. In 1731, Mary’s brother Nicholas purchased the 33 acres with two houses. He built the current structure. The stone and frame building behind the home was a slaughterhouse and a springhouse. The Micajah Speakman Family owned the property from 1751-1824. It was then sold to Samuel Hewes, and in 1866 to Alexander Scott. Charles Green owned the house in 1913 to the 1940s. The house is divided into two private apartments today. There are dark stains present on the 3rd floor, believed to be from wounded soldiers from the Battle of the Brandywine. There is also a round, deep, stone walled hole to the south near Thornton Road, believed o be an ice house for this property. The northeast wing was built around 1800 and the barn c.1870 The Nicholas Newlin House is one of the last remaining mid18th century houses in Concord Township that retains a great deal of architectural integrity. The Flemish Bond brickwork, with the use of periodic glazed headers on the South wall presents an interesting and attractive design. The house features a datestone inscribed with “1742.” This property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1972. The barn received the Rehabilitation Award in 1993 from the Heritage Commission of Delaware County. This house is a private residence, and not open to the public. Concord Township Historic Resource #121
Samuel Hewes House
The Samuel Hewes House was built c. 1856 at the intersection of Concord and Thornton Roads in Concordville. It is a contributing historic resource to the National Register of Historic Place’s Concordville Historic District; listed as the “1856 Brick House” in reference to its datestone. Samuel Hewes was the original owner, who was a hatter, farmer, and landlord. He owned 76 acres of land according to the 1850 Agricultural Census. He also owned multiple other properties within Concord Township that he rented out for private use and various public businesses. The Hewes property then passed to Dr. Hillborn Darlington in 1870. It stayed within the Darlington family, with property owners including Amelia Sharple Darlington and Dr. Horace Hillborn Darlington, until 1979. Both Dr. Hillborn Darlington and his son Dr. Horace Darlington were well known “horse and buggy” physicians within Concord Township. Dr. Hillborn Darlington used the first floor of the Samuel Hewes House as an apothecary store, and the building later became used as a post office. The second floor was known as “Darlington Hall,” and was used as a dance hall. The Concord Grange 1141 also held meetings in Darlington Hall in the late 1890s, of which Dr. Horace Hillborn Darlington was a founding member. The building is currently used as apartments, and not open to the public. Concord Township Historic Resource #119
Thomas McCall – Samuel Hance – John Merion House
The McCall-Hance-Merion House and farm complex was built c. 1776 and is on part of an original land grant of 200 acres from William Penn to John Beale. In 1742, Beale sold 125 acres to Thomas and Robert Gihen, and Thomas left his half of 62.5 acres to his wife Elizabeth in 1750. Elizabeth later married Thomas McCall, and they owned 125 acres in 1776. In 1787, their son George acquired 81.5 acres. George McCall sold the property to Moses Palmer in 1797. The 1798 Glass Tax describes the house as a stone and long one story house on the property at that time. In 1804, Moses Palmer sold 32.5 acres and the house to Jane Wigton, who then sold the property to Joel Hatton in 1814. Hatton sold the property to the Samuel Hance Family in 1828. In the early 1800s, the house was enlarged, ceilings raised to nine feet, four fireplaces built, and a rear addition and northeast wing built. In 1867, Samuel Hance, a founder of the Brandywine Summit Camp Meeting, sold 52 acres and house to John Merion. The property stayed with the Merion Family, of which the Concord Township Historical Society founder Virginia DeNenno descended from, for almost 100 years thereafter. The McCall-Hance-Merion House underwent extensive restorations in the latter half of the 20th century under the Chetty Family ownership, and became known locally as the Chetty Farm. The Chetty’s received a Historic Preservation Award from the Heritage Commission of Delaware County for their efforts in restoring the property. The Chetty’s also sold 8 acres of their property adjacent to the Bush Hill Farm township park to Concord Township in 2021 to preserve green space and add land to the park. The original house size was 5 x 20 feet, and had 2 stories. The house still uses the original three stone walls which face the northwest corner of the property. The stone barn on the property has been added on to many times. The very center is original, and was built around 1750. The stone silo was added c. 1860, which covers up the original entrance to the lower barn which had a rounded top and large stones outlining the doorway to allow carriages to enter and unload inside. The barn contains a milk house, box stalls, hay loft, and corncrib. A large rock with a cloven foot carved in the top center, believed to be a landmark guiding early people to the Delaware River, is also located on the property. This property is a private residence, and not open to the public. Concord Township Historic Resource #67
Thomas Newlin House
The Thomas Newlin House was built c. 1805 and sits on land part of the original 614 acres purchased by Nathaniel Newlin in 1704. Thomas Newlin was the great-grandson of the first Nathaniel Newlin and obtained 124 acres from Nathaniel III in 1766. Thomas Newlin built the present house in 1805. The Thomas Newlin House is a Georgian fieldstone farmhouse with an added Victorian crossable. A date stone was built into the third-floor peak of the house, marking the 1805 build year. The property also featured two tenant homes, a storehouse, two barns, wheelwright and blacksmith shops, and a springhouse. The farm was valued at $4,000 in the 1850 Agricultural Census. Thomas Newlin was a farmer and blacksmith by trade and operated his shop on the farm. He married Sarah Grubb, and together they had seven children. Their son John Newlin inherited the farm and was the father of prominent Concord Township Community member and local school teacher Beulah Newlin Pennington. Mrs. Pennington was a longtime supporter of the Concord Township Historical Society and gave CTHS many antique furniture, china, and photos from this home that can now be seen in our museum. This building is a private residence and is not open to the public. Concord Township Historic Resource #8