Jacob Broom House

The Jacob Broom House is a stone residence in Montchanin built with two and a half stories and a dormered gable roof. The structure sits on a terrace overlooking Brandywine Creek and was originally part of a mill operation.

Jacob Broom, a delegate at the Constitutional Convention, built this residence in 1795 and operated a cotton mill on the grounds. In 1802 he sold the property to E.I. du Pont, whose family would later transform the region's industry.

The residence reflects the aspirations of early American business leaders and shows how Jacob Broom and E.I. du Pont shaped Delaware's growth. The spaces inside reveal the lifestyle and values of people building the young nation's economy.

The house is part of the Hagley Museum and can be visited during museum hours. It is best reached by car and sits among other industrial heritage sites in the Brandywine Valley.

This is the only surviving structure directly connected to Jacob Broom, one of the signers of the Constitution. That connection makes the house a rare physical link to a key figure in America's founding era.