The Nicholas Newlin House was built in c. 1742 by the grandson of the first Nicholas Newlin in Concord Township. Nathaniel Newlin purchased 33 acres in 1721 from Caleb Perkins, and gifted it to his daughter, Mary, and her husband, Richard Clayton. The Claytons built two stone houses. The foundation of the c.1742 Nicholas Newlin house remains from the first house, and the second house still stands on the Concord Friends Meeting grounds. In 1731, Mary’s brother Nicholas purchased the 33 acres with two houses. He built the current structure. The stone and frame building behind the home was a slaughterhouse and a springhouse. The Micajah Speakman Family owned the property from 1751-1824. It was then sold to Samuel Hewes, and in 1866 to Alexander Scott. Charles Green owned the house in 1913 to the 1940s. The house is divided into two private apartments today.
There are dark stains present on the 3rd floor, believed to be from wounded soldiers from the Battle of the Brandywine. There is also a round, deep, stone walled hole to the south near Thornton Road, believed o be an ice house for this property. The northeast wing was built around 1800 and the barn c.1870
The Nicholas Newlin House is one of the last remaining mid18th century houses in Concord Township that retains a great deal of architectural integrity. The Flemish Bond brickwork, with the use of periodic glazed headers on the South wall presents an interesting and attractive design. The house features a datestone inscribed with “1742.”
This property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1972. The barn received the Rehabilitation Award in 1993 from the Heritage Commission of Delaware County.
This house is a private residence, and not open to the public.
Concord Township Historic Resource #121
