Lapp Log House
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Lapp Log House, April 2010
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Location | South of Chester Springs at Conestoga and Yellow Springs Roads, East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°03′18″N 75°35′38″W / 40.05500°N 75.59389°WCoordinates: 40°03′18″N 75°35′38″W / 40.05500°N 75.59389°W |
Area | 9.5 acres (3.8 ha) |
Built | c. 1800 |
NRHP Reference # | 80003455 |
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.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.