It needs a good bit of work, but someone interested in local history could find quite a lot of it within the walls of an old stone farm house in Jeannette’s Seneca Heights neighborhood, according to our partners at Trib Live.
In the 100 block of Locust Street, a dark stone house predating the city sits near the top of the hill. Originally granted by warrant in July 1784 to Revolutionary War veteran Jacob Kimmel (or Keemel, depending on which document from the state archives you’re looking at), the property once was more than 300 acres. Later, Kimmel split the property and gave part to his son Andrew.
The home itself was built in 1779, according to a publication celebrating Jeannette’s 75th anniversary. Jeannette became a city in 1888.
You can read more at TribLive.com.
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