The deeds for the land started in 1683 when 200 acres went to James Brown and then to John Simcock in 1685. Simcock sold 50 acres to James Hayward, who acquired another 50 acres from Andrew Maclure.
Patrick Gamble purchased 160 acres of land from Mary Hayward in 1760. Gamble constructed a 30 x 28 foot two-story stone house on the land. After his death, his grandson Robert Gamble built a stone addition to the house in 1818. By 1850, Gamble was farming 85 acres of land, and the farm was valued at $8,190. Robert Gamble sold the property to Minshall Painter Sharpless in 1889. The house was enlarged by 30 feet during the early Sharpless ownership and again in 1906 with a third-floor addition.
The Sharpless Family farmed this land over four generations. The principal crops were corn and livestock. Concord Township locals enjoyed sweet corn from George Sharpless’ farm — the last Sharpless descendant to own the property until it was sold to developers. The farm complex once included a large barn, a slaughterhouse, a spring house, a corn crib, a carriage shed, and various workshops. A modern housing development now surrounds the property.
In 2008, the Sulzer-Gallagher Family completed a significant restoration of the farmhouse that included restoration of the original 1700s kitchen.
There are three date stones on the house: 1818 (Robert Gamble), 1909 (Minshall Lincoln Sharpless), and 1966 (Harriet Wilson Hinkson and George Malin Sharpless).
This property is a private residence and not open to the public.
Concord Township Historic Resource #133
