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PENNSYLVANIA HISTORIC RESOURCE SURVEY FORM ─ PHOTO/SITE PLAN SHEET
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Historic Preservation
Commonwealth Keystone Building, 2nd Floor, 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17108-1026
Survey Code:
Tax Parcel:
County:
124
62-2-41
Chester 029
Nolan, John House
Photographs
Photo 1. Nolan, John House,
facing SW
Photographer:
Wise Preservation Planning
LLC
Date: 2/11/2009
Location Map
Kennett Square U.S.G.S. Quad
map
(See Site Plan in Additional
Documentation)
Historic / Other Name:
Address:
Municipality:
Nolan, John House
288 Kennett Pk.
Kennett Township
89B
PENNSYLVANIA HISTORIC RESOURCE SURVEY FORM – DATA SHEET
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau for Historic Preservation
IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION
Survey Code
124
Tax Parcel No.
62-2-41
County
1. Chester 029
2.
Municipality
1. Kennett Township
2.
Address
288 Kennett Pk.
Historic Name
Nolan, John House
Other Name
Owner Name / Address
Owner Category
x Private
Public – local
Public – state
Public – Federal
Resource Category x Building
District
Site
Structure
Object
Number/Approximate Number of Resources Covered by This Form
2 + 1 nonhistoric
USGS Quad
1. Kennett Square
2.
UTM References
A.
B.
C.
D.
HISTORIC AND CURRENT FUNCTIONS
Historic Function Category
Subcategory
A. DOMESTIC
Single dwelling
B. DOMESTIC
Single dwelling
C.
D.
A. Farmhouse
Particular Type
B. Residence
C.
D.
Current Function Category
Subcategory
A. DOMESTIC
Single dwelling
B. DOMESTIC (Ranch house)
Single dwelling
C. DOMESTIC (Block building)
Secondary structure
D.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
A. No Style
B. Ranch
C.
D.
Other
Foundation Stone
Roof
Asphalt shingles
Walls
Aluminum siding
Walls
Other
Brick
Other Concrete
1. Timber – light frame
2.
Depth feet / 2 rooms
Stories 2 / Height
Architectural Classification
Exterior Materials
Structural System
Width 3 bay / feet
Code
Code
PENNSYLVANIA HISTORIC RESOURCE SURVEY FORM – NARRATIVE SHEET
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau for Historic Preservation
HRSF 124 / Nolan, John House / 288 Kennett Pk.
89C
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Year Built: ca. 1870
Additions/Alterations Dates: ca. 1950, 1980
Basis for Dating: __ Documentary _x_ Physical
Explain: architectural details
Cultural / Ethnic
Affiliation
Associated
Events
Builders
1.
2.
1.
2.
1.
2.
Associated
Individuals
Architects /
Engineers
1.
2.
1.
2.
MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES
Futhey, J. Smith and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: Louis H. Everts,
1881).
PREVIOUS SURVEY, DETERMINATIONS
EVALUATION (Survey Director/Consultants Only)
Individual NR Potential: __ Yes _x_ No Context(s):
Contributes to Potential District __ Yes _x_ No District Name/Status:
Classification: 3 – the historic farmhouse has been highly altered and is not itself architecturally significant,
and the newer buildings, while 50 years of age, are also not architecturally significant.
THREATS
Threats: _1_
1. None 2. Public Development 3. Private Development 4. Neglect 5. Other
Explain:
SURVEYOR INFORMATION
Surveyor Name / Title
Wise Preservation Planning LLC
Date
Project Name
Kennett Township Historic Resource Survey 2009
Organization
Telephone
Street and No.
1480 Hilltop Road
City, State
Chester Springs PA
Zip Code
Additional Survey Documentation
n/a
Associated Survey Codes
Key # 806390
9/2009
484-202-8187
19425
PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL RESOURCE SURVEY FORM – NARRATIVE SHEET 89C
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau for Historic Preservation
Survey Code
County
Address
124
Chester 029
288 Kennett Pk.
HISTORIC NARRATIVE:
The Nolan, John House
Tax Parcel / Other No.
Municipality
Historic / Other Name
62-2-41
Kennett Twp
Nolan, John House
PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL RESOURCE SURVEY FORM – NARRATIVE SHEET 89C
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau for Historic Preservation
Survey Code
County
Address
124
Chester 029
288 Kennett Pk.
Tax Parcel / Other No.
Municipality
Historic / Other Name
62-2-41
Kennett Township
Nolan, John House
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION (page 1):
This property is located in the northeast part of Kennett Township, just south of the village of
Hamorton. The 4.7-acre property has an irregular shape with access off Kennett Pike (which forms
the northeast boundary) and Hillendale Road to the south. A long drive leads southwest from
Kennett Pike to the center of the property. Buildings here include a Ranch house, the John Nolan
House, and a nonhistoric block building. East of the John Nolan House are the stone foundation
ruins of a former outbuilding.
The John Nolan House is a 2-part building with an unusual configuration, as it faces north
rather than south. The older section is a 2-story, 3-bay frame building with a large front porch on
the north elevation and a bay window on the east end; the east addition is a 1-story wing
extension. Key features of the house include the fenestration, bay and porch of the core.
Unfortunately it is highly altered and thus Class 3.
1. Core: the 2-story, 3-bay vernacular frame building facing north.
a. Roof: End-gabled, clad with asphalt shingles. A large square brick chimney is
attached to the south elevation near the center.
b. Walls: Frame, clad with aluminum siding. Fenestration is generally symmetrical.
Windows are mostly 6x6 double hung sash units.
i. Main (north) elevation: the first and second floors have three bays not
aligned vertically. The second floor has a door in the east bay opening onto
the upper level of the porch and two windows to the west. The first floor has
three 6x6 windows; it appears that the historic entrance was located in the
wide expanse between the east and center windows.
ii. Front Porch: a 2-story frame element on the north elevation of the core. It has
a nearly flat roof with a shed profile. On the balcony-like upper level, three
posts support the ends of the roof. The platform of the upper level is supported
by three braced square posts. The porch is wide enough to drive an
automobile through it.
iii. East elevation: the end wall facing the Ranch house. It is mostly obscured by
additions. A rectangular attic louver is located in the peak of the gable. The
second floor has a 6x6 window in the south bay. The north bay is occupied by
a 5-panel bay window with a 6x6 window on the center three panels. The
lower level of the bay is located inside the east wing.
iv. South elevation: two bays on each floor, divided by the attached chimney.
The second floor has a paired 6x6 window in the east bay over a single 6x6 on
the first floor; the west bay was not visible due to vegetation.
c. Foundation: stone
PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL RESOURCE SURVEY FORM – NARRATIVE SHEET 89C
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau for Historic Preservation
Survey Code
County
Address
124
Chester 029
288 Kennett Pk.
Tax Parcel / Other No.
Municipality
Historic / Other Name
62-2-41
Kennett Township
Nolan, John House
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION (page 2):
2. East Wing: the 1-story, 1-bay extension off the Core’s east end wall. Its gabled roof is clad
with asphalt shingles and features simple boxed eaves. The frame walls are clad with
aluminum siding. The main (east) end wall has a small 6-light attic window over the large
overhead garage door with four sets of 6-light windows. The two side walls feature two 6x6
windows, arranged symmetrically. The section’s foundation is concrete.
The Ranch House is a 1-story, 4-bay building located east of the John Nolan house. Its endgabled roof is clad with asphalt shingles. The walls are aluminum. On the main (south) elevation,
the western two bays have a double hung sash window flanked by inoperable shutters; a modern
door is in the third bay, and a four-part bay window with undersized (and inoperable) shutters is in
the east bay. The east end has two windows. The building’s foundation is concrete.
PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL RESOURCE SURVEY FORM – NARRATIVE SHEET 89C
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau for Historic Preservation
Survey Code
County
Address
124
Chester 029
288 Kennett Pk.
Tax Parcel / Other No.
Municipality
Historic / Other Name
62-2-41
Kennett Township
Nolan, John House
SITE PLAN (numbers in brackets represent camera angles):
Block Building
House
4
Porch
Core
East Wing
2
1
Stone
foundation
ruins
Ranch House
3
Kennett Pike
N
PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL RESOURCE SURVEY FORM – PHOTOGRAPH SHEET
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau for Historic Preservation
Survey Code
County
Address
124
Chester 029
288 Kennett Pk.
Tax Parcel / Other No.
Municipality
Historic / Other Name
62-2-41
Kennett Township
Nolan, John House
Photo 2. House, facing west.
Photo 3. Ranch house,
facing northwest.
PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL RESOURCE SURVEY FORM – PHOTOGRAPH SHEET
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau for Historic Preservation
Survey Code
County
Address
124
Chester 029
288 Kennett Pk.
Tax Parcel / Other No.
Municipality
Historic / Other Name
62-2-41
Kennett Township
Nolan, John House
Photo 4. Block building,
facing southwest.