Jacob Broom House, Historic mansion in Montchanin, Delaware.
The stone house features a two-and-a-half story design with dormered gable roof and stands on a terrace overlooking Brandywine Creek.
Built in 1795 by Constitutional Convention delegate Jacob Broom, the property included a cotton mill operation before its sale to E.I. du Pont in 1802.
The residence represents early American entrepreneurship, connecting the legacies of Constitutional signer Jacob Broom and industrialist E.I. du Pont.
The house forms part of the Hagley Museum complex, offering visitors insights into Delaware's industrial development and early American architecture.
This National Historic Landmark remains the only existing structure directly associated with Jacob Broom, a Delaware signer of the United States Constitution.
Location: Delaware
Architects: Jacob Broom
GPS coordinates: 39.78610,-75.66220
Latest update: March 8, 2025 00:09
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