Lapp Log House

Lapp Log House

Lapp Log House, April 2010
Location South of Chester Springs at Conestoga and Yellow Springs Roads, East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°03′18″N 75°35′38″W / 40.05500°N 75.59389°W / 40.05500; -75.59389Coordinates: 40°03′18″N 75°35′38″W / 40.05500°N 75.59389°W / 40.05500; -75.59389
Area 9.5 acres (3.8 ha)
Built c. 1800
NRHP Reference # 80003455[1]
Added to NRHP January 23, 1980

Lapp Log House, also known as the Hopper Log House, is a historic home located in East Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The original section dates to about 1800, and is a two-story, one bay, log structure. The interior has an 8-foot, stone fireplace and gooseneck spiral staircase. A two-story frame addition was built in the 1800s, with an addition built in the 1900s and former patio enclosed in 1976. The additions take a saltbox form. The house was restored in the 1940s. Also 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

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "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.


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