The Samuel Hewes House was built c. 1856 at the intersection of Concord and Thornton Roads in Concordville. It is a contributing historic resource to the National Register of Historic Place’s Concordville Historic District; listed as the “1856 Brick House” in reference to its datestone.
Samuel Hewes was the original owner, who was a hatter, farmer, and landlord. He owned 76 acres of land according to the 1850 Agricultural Census. He also owned multiple other properties within Concord Township that he rented out for private use and various public businesses. The Hewes property then passed to Dr. Hillborn Darlington in 1870. It stayed within the Darlington family, with property owners including Amelia Sharple Darlington and Dr. Horace Hillborn Darlington, until 1979. Both Dr. Hillborn Darlington and his son Dr. Horace Darlington were well known “horse and buggy” physicians within Concord Township.
Dr. Hillborn Darlington used the first floor of the Samuel Hewes House as an apothecary store, and the building later became used as a post office. The second floor was known as “Darlington Hall,” and was used as a dance hall. The Concord Grange 1141 also held meetings in Darlington Hall in the late 1890s, of which Dr. Horace Hillborn Darlington was a founding member.
The building is currently used as apartments, and not open to the public.
Concord Township Historic Resource #119
