he Cox Company who was granted the land from William Penn, sold 400 acres to David Lloyd in 1710. It is believed the house was built in the 1740's.

Several changes were made to the property over time. In 1980, a major fire in the house caused extensive damage to the summer kitchen, back stairway, and the entire roof. Also, the entire wood structure of the stone barn was rotted away.

The first project was to reconstruct the house roof and provide a wood shingle roof covering. Extensive work was done "gutting" the interior by tearing most of the plaster out (not original to the house), and removing all old plumbing and heating. All new utilities were put in, floors leveled, walls taken down or rebuilt, two walk-in fireplaces were opened up with new lintel supports inserted and the stone work refinished. A replica of a corner fireplace was reconstructed in the dining area.

Old random width flooring replaced newer flooring or damaged flooring in several rooms. The newer Victorian staircase was removed and a period bead board walled staircase was constructed.

The stucco was removed from the exterior walls and the exposed stone work was repointed along with the unique stone chinking between the logs of the front wall. The newer wraparound porch was removed and a period pentroof was constructed along the front wall and a period side porch was build on a stone base.

The basic construction of the stone-ender original house is quite unique with the vertical post and conventional overlap and log construction. The stone chinking between the logs is not common to the Chester County area.

The stone bank barn has had the entire interior wood structure rebuilt with old barn beams disassembled from another barn. A wood shake shingle roof was placed on the barn. A pent roof was built across the face of the barn to visually tie into the pent roof on the front of the house.

All construction was designed to restore the house and barn to its original state or period using original or period materials. However, where it was necessary to provide conveniences to meet modern living needs, this was done in a manner to fit the colonial style.

View drawings of the floor plan.