This stucco over brick house was originally built c. 1713 by Mathias Kerlin on the western end of the 1682 George Thompson 200 acre land grant. Additions were added to the property in 1787 and 1905.
Mathias Kerlin was a tavern owner and one of the earliest settlers in Concord Township. He obtained a tavern license in 1722, and operated his tavern near the intersection of Concord Road and Featherbed Lane.
The Hannum Family owned the property and farm from 1761 to 1787, and then again in 1855.
The Hatton Family owned the property from 1787 to 1813. The Hatton Family are early settlers in Concord Township and owned several farms. The west end of the land tract contained a branch of Green’s Creek, and they operated a small cotton mill on this farm in the early 1800s. The Johnson and Thomas families owned the property in the later 1800s.
The Sharpless Family owned the property from 1893 to 1906. Pennock E. Sharpless gutted the house during his ownership. He removed all corner fireplaces, and added a large pegged barn to the property in 1905 as a supplemental building for his creamery business. The previous barn burned down, and Mr. Sharpless hired Amish builders to construct the new pegged barn. The P.E. Sharpless Company operated a creamery in Ward that produced cream cheese, and was later sold to Kraft in 1924.
The Merion Family purchased the property in 1906 from P.E. Sharpless, owned it until 1963 when the Cambridge Downs development was built.
This property is a private residence and not open to the public.
Concord Township Historic Resource #70
