Hoods Farm - 378 Hoods Lane, West Grove, Pennsylvania, 19390
Barbara Hoods Country Store was a well-known establishment in West Grove, Chester County, Pa., originally situated on 184 acres. Barbara and her husband, Richard, today own 26 acres with the property. Barbara’s father-in-law, Charles Hood, bought the land in 1931. It had been an operating dairy. Barbara and Richard bought the dairy from Richard’s father in 1962. They donated part of the land, which is where the Jennersville Hospital is today.
The property consists of a farmhouse and a sales barn adjacent to a reproduction 18th-century log cabin. Material from the original barn was used to build the cabin. The shop (country store) was located in the 1795 smokehouse and housed country store goods and primitives. The business specialized in country home decor.