Historic Quaker Houses of Delaware County, PA

The Chamberlain-Pennell House
Built ca. 1722
Later known as “Hill of Skye”

The Chamberlain-Pennell House was built about 1722 by John Chamberlain (1692–1731), a weaver and son of Robert Chamberlain, who had emigrated from Wiltshire, England. Later, Joseph Pennell (1749–1820) inherited the property from his grandfather, who was a brother of the builder John Chamberlain. Joseph Pennell lived here with wife Sarah (Meredith) Pennell (1747 - 1830).
Although Pennell also owned property in Wilmington, Virginia, and Philadelphia, as well as three nearby farms, he made this house his principal residence for most of his life.
The brick dwelling follows a traditional hall-passage-parlor arrangement. A one-and-a-half-story kitchen wing was added to the west side before 1798. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.