1754, Simon Taylor, mason; c. 1800 wing; mid-19th century remodeled. 1340 S. Pleasant Valley Rd.
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(Photograph by Mark Mones) -
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(Photograph by Mark Mones) -
(Photograph by Mark Mones) -
Mill (Photograph by Mark Mones) -
Mill (Photograph by Mark Mones) -
Mill (Photograph by Mark Mones)
This limestone rubble house was constructed for Isaac Hollingsworth on land he inherited from his father, Abraham, an early Quaker settler. Built by master stonemason Taylor, the two-story center-passage gable-roofed house also served as a Quaker meetinghouse. The diminutive two-story west wing was added c. 1800. In the mid-nineteenth century the house was remodeled in Greek Revival by Isaac's grandson, David Hollingsworth, who also constructed the adjacent mill, a two-story, gable-roofed stone building. In 1943, the City of Winchester purchased the then-deteriorated house, renovated it, and opened it in 1961 as a house museum. The building now houses historical exhibits sponsored by the Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society.