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PLEASE NOTE--DATE HAS CHANGED!! The John Hyson House and
Family:
Cheaper by the Dozen (+ 2) A
presentation entitled "Cheaper by the Dozen (+ 2): The John Hyson House
and Family" will be given by Dr. Donald Linebaugh on Wednesday, October
11, 2023, at the Stewartstown United Methodist Church. The program will
begin
at 7:30 pm and will be held in
the
fellowship hall. The
early 19th-century John Hyson farmhouse, located in East Hopewell
Township, was
demolished this past year following the construction of a new house. Dr. Linebaugh documented
the house
with photographs and measured drawings as the structure was torn down.
The
house is one of several Hyson family properties along a one-mile
stretch of
Round House Church Rd., including the two Hyson Schools, the Robert B.
Hyson
House (John's brother), the Archibald Hyson House (destroyed by fire)
(John's
brother), and the Hyson Mill. John (b.
1820; died 1892) and Margaret Miller Hyson (b. 1827; died 1910) raised an amazing brood of 14 children in the
house, all
of whom survived into adulthood and all of whom attended the nearby
Hyson
School. The children, 9 girls,
and 5 boys,
were born between 1848 and 1873. The
Hyson House was a two-story vernacular frame farmhouse with a rear ell
addition. The structure was constructed using heavy "German" framing
typical of the period, and the rear addition seems to have been added
in the
late 1850s to early 1860s, likely to accommodate the couple's rapidly
growing
family. Based on several design characteristics, the house was likely
built by
John's brother, local carpenter Archibald Hyson. Archibald built many
farmhouses (Shaw Orchard Farm, Trout-Linebaugh Farm), churches
(Lutheran
Church, Shrewsbury), and schools (Hyson, Trout, and possibly Mt.
Pleasant)
across southern York County. Dr.
Linebaugh will examine the architectural history of the structure and
explore
the work of builder Archibald Hyson within the context of farms and
farmhouses
in the area. He will also consider the multiple Hyson family properties
and the
family's deep connections to Hopewell (later East Hopewell) Township.
A
free-will offering will be taken to support the Historical Society. For
more information,
contact the Historical Society at
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