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.- Type: House
- Description: historic house in Delaware, United States
- Address: Church Road
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brandywine Manufacturers Sunday School and Eleutherian Mills.
Brandywine Manufacturers Sunday School
Heritage site
Photo: GrandpaGranite, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brandywine Manufacturers Sunday School, also known as Sunday School and Hagley Office, is a historic Sunday school building located near Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. Brandywine Manufacturers Sunday School is situated 730 feet southeast of Jacob Broom House.
Eleutherian Mills
Protected area
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Eleutherian Mills is a gunpowder mill site that was used for the manufacture of explosives from 1802 to 1921. It was founded by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, which grew into the DuPont company. Eleutherian Mills is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Jacob Broom House.
Hagley Museum and Library
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Hagley Museum and Library is a nonprofit educational institution in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, near Wilmington. Covering more than 235 acres along the banks of the Brandywine Creek, the museum and grounds include the first du Pont family home and garden in the United States, the powder yards, and a 19th-century machine shop. Hagley Museum and Library is situated 1,900 feet south of Jacob Broom House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Henry Clay and Montchanin.
Henry Clay
Hamlet
Breck's Mill Area, also known as Breck's Mill Area-Henry Clay Village Historic District, is a national historic district located along Brandywine Creek in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, near Wilmington.
Montchanin
Hamlet
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Montchanin is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Montchanin is located at the intersection of Delaware Route 100 and Kirk Road to the northwest of Wilmington.
Monroe Park
Hamlet
Monroe Park is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Monroe Park is located west of the interchange between Delaware Route 100/Delaware Route 141 and Delaware Route 52 in Greenville.
Jacob Broom House
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.78019° or 39° 46′ 49″ northLongitude
-75.57833° or 75° 34′ 42″ westLevels
2Open location code
87F6QCJC+3MOpenStreetMap ID
way 720546303OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseWikidata ID
Q6118423
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Jacob Broom House” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “雅各布·布朗房子”
- French: “Jacob Broom House”
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Highlights include Brandywine Powder Mills District and Christ Church.
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