The Moses Palmer — William Hannum house was built c. 1775 by Moses Palmer on the 200 acre John Hubbert-William Oborne land tract. Moses Palmer owned 86 acres of land that was bisected by Concord Road, and built the house on the east side of the road. He farmed 50 acres of land across the street on the west side of Concord Road. The property stayed within the Palmer family until 1844 when William Hannum III purchased it.
The Delaware County Republican described the property in 1844 as containing the mansion house, two large barns, tenant houses, two spring houses, “over excellent” springs of water, two thriving apple orchards and one peach orchard.
Hannum added the front mansard roof section. The property stayed within the Hannum family until the 1930s. Memoirs from Anna P. Hannum, William P. Hannum, and Joshua Eyre Hannum contain stories of time spent at the farm. The Hannums referred to the farm as “Overfield.” The Peters and McClaskey families owned the farm subsequently.
This property is a private residence and not open to the public.
Concord Township Historic Resource #95
