{"nrhp_refnum":"85002356","name":"Hayes, Jacob, House","other_names":["Site #49-5"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Rt. 162","address_restricted":false,"city":"Newlin Twp.","county":"Chester County","state":"PA","lat":39.935902716000044,"lon":-75.73501437599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-09-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Literature","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, L-shaped stone house on a knoll north of Route 162 in Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, built in 1841 for Jacob Hayes. It is part of the West Branch Brandywine Creek Multiple Resource Area.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is architecturally significant as a nearly intact transitional Federal/Greek Revival dwelling with an original interior, including notable wavy glazing decoration. It also argues literary significance because John Russell Hayes, the Poet of the Brandywine, wrote much of his verse while summering there.","narrative":"Built in 1841 for Jacob Hayes, a grandson of the first Hayes settler, this two-story stone house sits on a knoll north of Route 162 near the West Branch Brandywine River in Newlin Township. Its L-shaped plan has a gable roof of wood shingles, three brick chimneys, and wrought-iron porches, including a lacy ornate porch on the five-bay south facade. The main room retains fireplaces at each end, and the enclosed back stairway and parts of the L-wing are decorated with black and white wavy glazing, a technique called corn-cobbing. The woodwork, plaster, and floors largely date from construction. The house is valued for its nearly intact transitional Federal/Greek Revival character and original interior. It is also associated with the poet John Russell Hayes, who wrote much of his Brandywine verse while working in the house.","period_of_significance":"1825-1849","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal/Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still owned, occupied, and carefully maintained by the Hayes family, according to the nomination.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.706237-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/85002356.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85002356/a46680ea19-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85002356/a46680ea19-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Timothy Colgan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JacobHayes_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Timothy Colgan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JacobHayes_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992732","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Hayes_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6118725"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/chester-county/hayes-jacob-house-85002356/"}