George Douglass House
George Douglass House | |
Location | 19 Old Philadelphia Pike, Amity Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°15′23″N 75°43′34″W / 40.25639°N 75.72611°WCoordinates: 40°15′23″N 75°43′34″W / 40.25639°N 75.72611°W |
Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
Built | 1763, c. 1800, c. 1833, c. 1900 |
Architectural style | Georgian |
NRHP reference No. | 09000462[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 25, 2009 |
George Douglass House is a historic home and store building located in Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1763, and is a two-story, sandstone building with a gable roof. The main section has a Georgian plan. Attached to the main section is a two-story store wing built about 1800, one-story smokehouse and wash house addition built about 1833, full width rear porch added about 1833, and a one-story kitchen wing added about 1900. Restoration of the house by the Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County took place between 1995 and 2002.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Philip E. Pendleton, Sr. (December 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: George Douglass House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
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Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Georgian architecture in Pennsylvania
- Houses completed in 1763
- Houses in Berks County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Berks County, Pennsylvania
- Berks County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs