The Isaac Cornog House was built c. 1850 in Concordville near the intersection of Route 1 and Concord Road. It is a distinctive stone house with a wrap around porch.
The Cornogs were a prominent historic family within Concord Township. The Cornog Family originally came to Pennsylvania in the 1730s from Wales. Isaac Cornog (1816-1880) was born in Haverford in 1816, but moved to Concordville around 1850 as a young adult and lived here for the rest of his life. He had 8 children with his wife Matilda Sharpless, all of which (with an exception of a daughter who died in infancy) were born and raised in Concordville. He was a carriage builder by trade, and known as one of the best builders in Delaware County. He was a lifelong Quaker, and is buried at the Concord Friends Meeting Graveyard in Concordville.
His children and grandchildren were very active within Concord Township. His son Isaac Cornog (1861-1944) ran a grocery store in Concordville and served as the Concordville Postmaster. His son Albert Cornog owned a wheelwright shop in Concordville. His son Ulysses Grant Cornog was a local farmer, and also served as a Concord Township Supervisor for multiple terms.
Through the years, the house passed to the Hibberd Family beginning in the 1930s then to the Aiello Family in the 1950s. The property was used from 1953-1997 as a dog kennel known as King Kennels. The Clinger Family owned the property from the 1990s until recently when the house was sold.
This house is a private residence, and not open to the public.
Historic Resource #176
