89A
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:
160
62-2-16
Chester 029
Hamorton Hall
Photographs
Photo 1. Hamorton Hall,
facing SW
Photographer:
Wise Preservation Planning
LLC
Date: 2/10/2009
Location Map
Kennett Square U.S.G.S. Quad
map
(See Site Plan in Additional
Documentation)
Historic / Other Name:
Address:
Municipality:
Hamorton Hall
248 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
160
Tax Parcel No.
62-2-16
County
1. Chester 029
2.
Municipality
1. Kennett Township
2.
Address
248 Kennett Pk
Historic Name
Hamorton Hall
Other Name
Owner Name / Address
Owner Category
x Private
Public – local
Public – state
Resource Category x Building
District
Site
Structure
Number/Approximate Number of Resources Covered by This Form
1
USGS Quad
1. Kennett Square
2.
UTM References
A.
B.
C.
Historic Function Category
A. EDUCATION
B. SOCIAL
C.
D.
A.
Particular Type
B.
C.
D.
Current Function Category
A. DOMESTIC
B.
C.
D.
Structural System
Width 4 bay / feet
D.
HISTORIC AND CURRENT FUNCTIONS
Subcategory
School
Meeting Hall
Code
Schoolhouse
Subcategory
Single dwelling
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
A. No Style
B.
C.
D.
Other
Foundation Stuccoed
Roof
Asphalt shingles
Walls
Brick
Walls
Other
Other
1. Masonry – brick
2.
Depth feet / 1 rooms
Stories 2 / Height
Architectural Classification
Exterior Materials
Public – Federal
Object
Code
PENNSYLVANIA HISTORIC RESOURCE SURVEY FORM – NARRATIVE SHEET
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau for Historic Preservation
HRSF 160 / Hamorton Hall / 248 Kennett Pk
89C
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Year Built: ca. 1840
Additions/Alterations Dates: ca.
Basis for Dating: __ Documentary _x_ Physical
Explain: architecture
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: 2 – This is a locally significant building but does not appear eligible due to alterations. The
resource should perhaps be added to the adjacent Hamorton Historic District.
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 # 806240
8/2009
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
160
Chester 029
248 Kennett Pk
HISTORIC NARRATIVE:
The Hamorton Hall
Tax Parcel / Other No.
Municipality
Historic / Other Name
62-2-16
Kennett Twp
Hamorton Hall
PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL RESOURCE SURVEY FORM – NARRATIVE SHEET 89C
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau for Historic Preservation
Survey Code
County
Address
160
Chester 029
248 Kennett Pk
Tax Parcel / Other No.
Municipality
Historic / Other Name
62-2-16
Kennett Township
Hamorton Hall
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION (page 1):
This property is located in the south part of the village of Hamorton, in the northeast part of Kennett
Township. The 1.45-acre property has a rectangular shape and faces northeast onto Kennett Pike (Route 52).
The property is moderately wooded and drains to the east. A long drive leads southwest from the road to a
brick building named Hamorton Hall.
Hamorton Hall
Hamorton Hall is a multi-sectional building consisting of a 2-story brick core with additions on three sides.
The building was undergoing renovation at the time of the survey. Key features of the core include its
massing and asymmetrical fenestration.
1. Main Block: the 2-story brick section in the center of the building complex. The section faces
northeast toward Kennett Pike.
a. Roof: end-gabled, clad with asphalt shingles. The roof features overhanging eaves with
sprockets on the end walls and shaped rafter tails on the side walls. A small brick chimney is
located near the northwest end of the ridge, and a second small brick chimney is located on
the northeast side wall.
b. Walls: brick, painted yellow. Fenestration is asymmetrical. Windows are 6x6 double hung
sash units, many of which appear to be historic if not original.
i. Main (northeast) elevation has four bays, spaced asymmetrically. The second floor has
four windows. The first floor has two windows in the outer bays, aligned under second
floor windows.
1. In the center of the elevation is a 1-story addition that covers the original
entrance. This addition has a nearly flat roof, a molded cornice, frame walls
clad with machined shingles, and a centered 6x6 window on each elevation
(the south elevation has a paired window).
ii. Northwest elevation has windows on two levels overlooking two additions. The attic
level has a replacement single-light window centered under the peak of the gable. The
second floor has two 6x6 windows.
iii. Southwest elevation: centered rectangular attic window, two 6x6 windows on second
floor overlooking the addition/porch.
c. Foundation: stucco (over stone?)
2. Southeast addition: a shed-roofed addition with an incised porch. Shed roof clad with asphalt
shingles, frame walls. The roof of the incised porch is supported by iron posts. The northeast wall
surface on the porch has two 6-light windows and a French door.
3. North additions: a 1-story addition on the northwest end wall of the main block. The section has
been extended to the northeast. Its gabled roof (with the shed roofed addition) is clad with asphalt
shingles. The wall surface is clad with machined shingles. Fenestration is slightly asymmetrical. The
northeast wall, facing the drive, has a paired 6x6 window centered on the wall surface. The northwest
end has a 4-light attic window and two 6x6 windows on the first floor. Concrete foundation.
PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL RESOURCE SURVEY FORM – NARRATIVE SHEET 89C
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau for Historic Preservation
Survey Code
County
Address
160
Chester 029
248 Kennett Pk
Tax Parcel / Other No.
Municipality
Historic / Other Name
62-2-16
Kennett Township
Hamorton Hall
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION (page 2):
Northwest Addition: a 1-story section on the northwest end of the main block and the southwest wall of the
north addition. Its gabled roof is clad with asphalt shingles, and the walls are stuccoed. The northeast
elevation extends past the end wall of the north addition, and an overhead garage door faces onto the drive.
The northwest end wall has a centered 12-light window.
SITE PLAN (numbers in brackets represent camera angles):
Northwest Addition
Hamorton Hall
North
Addition
Southeast addition
Parking
2
1
50 feet
N
Kennett Pike
3
PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL RESOURCE SURVEY FORM – PHOTOGRAPH SHEET
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau for Historic Preservation
Survey Code
County
Address
160
Chester 029
248 Kennett Pk
Tax Parcel / Other No.
Municipality
Historic / Other Name
62-2-16
Kennett Township
Hamorton Hall
Photo 2. Hamorton Hall, facing
south.
Photo 3. Hamorton Hall, facing
west.