Hoopes, Cyrus, House and Barn
Why it's listed
Stone farmhouse and frame barn on a farm near Springdell Road in West Marlborough Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The house dates from about 1825, with a wing added around 1860, and was built of stone that is stuccoed over. Its balanced facade, shallow gable roof, and simple cornice dentils illustrate Greek Revival principles applied to rural building. Cyrus Hoopes, a Quaker, and his wife Abbie farmed the land and raised cattle for more than fifty years after acquiring it in 1851. A barn fire in 1884 killed 24 cows, and the barn was rebuilt in 1887. The interior retains an original tin bathtub in a raised paneled enclosure, regarded as one of the house's most noteworthy features. Its historical importance lies in its well-preserved vernacular expression of the Greek Revival style and the Quaker family's agricultural use of the property. A limestone quarry and lime kiln remnants also survive on the eleven-acre boundary.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is a well-preserved vernacular example of the Greek Revival style applied to rural architecture. It also treats the house as an expression of Quaker acceptance of that style, and its nearly intact 19th-century bathroom as a notable feature. The farm was worked by Cyrus and Abbie Hoopes for more than fifty years.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 85003050, listed November 26, 1985. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Springdell Rd., W. Marlborough Township |
|---|---|
| County | Chester County |
| Listed | November 26, 1985 |
| Reference number | 85003050 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1800-1899 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The barn is still in use, and the house is to be returned to individual ownership and rehabilitated according to the Secretary of the Interior's standards. |
| Acreage | 11 |
| Coordinates | 39.90934, -75.83267 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 85003050.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5201105
- This listing as JSON
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