Brinton J. Heyburn House
This property was originally a barn built c. 1870 by Brinton J. Heyburn that was converted into a house in 1985 by the Hartle Family. James B. Miller purchased 111 acres from Susannah Harper in 1817, and then passed the property on to John Miller in 1843. By 1870, Brinton J. Heyburn owned the property after marrying a Miller daughter. Heyborn built the existing barn structure on the property around this time. J. Willard Brinton owned the property in the 1940s. The property was subdivided after this time, and the barn portion of the property was sold to the Hartle Family in 1981. Brinton J. Heyburn was a veteran of the American Civil War as part of Company D in the 124th Regiment. He served alongside many other residents of Concord Township in this Company, and was mentioned in John Palmer’s letters to his family when Heyburn and Palmer were stationed in Harper’s Ferry during the war. He writes: “There are many graves around us. L. Martin, Wm. & B. Heyburn are on the next spot to where I am stationed. There are in a more unpleasant place. They are right among the graves which are very shallow” (James B. Stabler, ed., “Thy Affectionate Son…”: A Collection of Letters of Three Brothers: John Palmer, William T. Palmer, and Edward L. Palmer from the 1860s, 1993, pp. 15-16). This property is a private residence and not open to the public. Concord Township Historic Resource #93
Thomas Cassin Jr. House
The Thomas Cassin Jr. House is a farmhouse built c. 1850 on land previously owned by his father, Thomas Cassin. Thomas Jr. farmed the land, which contained a 200 tree apple orchard and 100 tree peach orchard. The Hudson Family owned the property around 1850. The current house was likely built by Andrew Hudson at that time. Andrew Hudson was a former indentured apprentice through the County House of Employment. He moved on to the property with his wife, four daughters, mother in law, and a boarder. His daughter Isabella would later go on to marry Samuel Newlin Hill, a former owner of the Newlin Grist Mill. The property passed to J.A. Couborn in 1892, and then to the Hutton Family in 1913. The Huttons operated a slaughterhouse business in the early to mid 1900s. The Ingram Family owned the property in the 1970s. This property is a private residence and not open to the public. Concord Township Historic Resource #90
Peter W. S. Slawter House
The Peter W. S. Slawter House is a Victorian frame house built c. 1880 off of Garnet Mine Road. It was built for Peter Winfield Sipe Slawter and Sarah Emma Slawter. Peter Winfield Sipe Slawter was a farmer and carpenter by trade, according to 1900 and 1910 Census records. He specialized in building spiral staircases, and built two for his farmhouse. He owned 11 acres of land, and live in the house with his five children. Peter Slawter’s family were members of Elam Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is buried in its graveyard. The property stayed within the Slawter family for three generations. This property is now part of Renegade Flower Farm, and they plan to restore the farmhouse and offer it as a historic Air BnB. You can read more about Renegade Flower Farm and the Slawter House at the link below: https://renegadeflowerfarm.com/slawter-farmhouse Concord Township Historic Resource #3
John Williamson House
This farmhouse was built c. 1845 on 24 acres for John Williamson. The 24 acres were previously part of Robert Gamble’s 53 acre property that he purchased from Robert McCay. Williamson sold the property to Edward R. Helmbold in 1849. The property was described in 1851 records as comprised of “a six room frame house with a front porch, a stable, spring water, some woodland, and fields fertilized with guano [bat excrement]” (DCR, December 5, 1851). The property was sold to George F. Gilbert in 1860, an engraver by trade. It then passed to Thomas Wheeler in 1861, and then to Mary A. Stanbridge in 1888. Paul G. Wright purchased the property in 1913. A sawmill was established here in 1918 by Horace D. Wright, and operated up until the 1950s. The mill mainly cut native hardwoods for local industrial use. During World War II, the mill cut massive timbers used for mine sweepers, or small warships used for detonating or removing underwater mines. A devastating fire in 1971 gutted the house causing much of the original architecture to be lost. Several new additions and renovations were added to the house after the fire as well. This property is a private residence and not open to the public. Concord Township Historic Resource #60