Media in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Hawley House
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 3, 2022
1. Hawley House Marker
Inscription.
Hawley House. . This structure, erected in 1895, was the home of Colonel Joseph W. Hawley, an early Media merchant. He was a partner and founder in 1868, of the famous Hawley and Snowden Hardware Store which later became known as "Snowden's". During the Civil War Hawley formed the legendary 124th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers from local area citizens who were taught military drill by Elizabeth Vernon at the Provident Friends Meetinghouse property in Media. This regiment fought at the Battle of Antietam Creek in September, 1862 and Hawley was wounded. The house was purchased in 1940 by J. Nelson Rigby to house the funeral business established by his family in 1856. It remains today a classic example of the gracious mansion houses built by Media citizens during the Victorian era.
This structure, erected in 1895, was the home of Colonel Joseph W. Hawley, an early Media merchant. He was a partner and founder in 1868, of the famous Hawley and Snowden Hardware Store which later became known as "Snowden's". During the Civil War Hawley formed the legendary 124th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers from local area citizens who were taught military drill by Elizabeth Vernon at the Provident Friends Meetinghouse property in Media. This regiment fought at the Battle of Antietam Creek in September, 1862 and Hawley was wounded. The house was purchased in 1940 by J. Nelson Rigby to house the funeral business established by his family in 1856. It remains today a classic example of the gracious mansion houses built by Media citizens during the Victorian era.
Erected 1997 by Media Borough Council.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1862.
Location. 39° 55.023′ N, 75° 23.392′ W. Marker is in Media, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is at the intersection of West Baltimore Avenue and South Jackson Street, on the right when traveling west on West Baltimore Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 W Baltimore Ave, Media PA 19063, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 3, 2022
2. The Hawley House
Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 533 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 5, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
