National Historic Landmark · house · Montchanin, Delaware

Broom, Jacob, House

Historic house in Delaware, United States in Montchanin, Delaware. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1974Jacob Broom
Broom House Boucher 1975
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What it is

Wikipedia · Jacob Broom House

The Jacob Broom House, also known historically as Hagley, is a historic house on Christchurch Road near Montchanin, Delaware. It was built in 1795 by Founding Father Jacob Broom, one of the Delaware signers of the United States Constitution. The house was purchased in 1802 by Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, progenitor of the prominent Du Pont family and founder of the DuPont chemical concern, who established the Eleutherian Mills below the house on the banks of Brandywine Creek. The house, which remains in the hands of Du Pont descendants, was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974 for its association with Broom.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address1 mi. NW of Wilmington, Montchanin, DE
CountyNew Castle County
ListedDec 2, 1974
Reference number74000602
ArchitectJacob Broom
Type of placehouse
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address1 mi. NW of Wilmington, Montchanin, DE
Coordinates39.78018, -75.57826 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitFirst State National Historical Park · 4 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74000602. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.