The Lapp Log House, also known as the Hopper Log House, is an historic, American home that is located in East Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Lapp Log House | |
Location | South of Chester Springs at Conestoga and Yellow Springs Roads, East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°03′18″N 75°35′38″W / 40.05500°N 75.59389°W |
Area | 9.5 acres (3.8 ha) |
Built | c. 1800 |
NRHP reference No. | 80003455[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 23, 1980 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
History and architectural features
editThe original section of this historic building dates to circa 1800, and is a two-story, one-bay, log structure. The interior has an eight-foot, stone fireplace and gooseneck spiral staircase. A two-story frame addition was built during the 1800s, with an addition built in the 1900s and the former patio enclosed in 1976. The additions were created in a saltbox form. The house was restored in the 1940s. Also located on the property is a contributing stone Pennsylvania bank barn.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jane L.S. Davidson (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Inventory-Nomination: Lapp Log House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-01.