James Finley House (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania)

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James Finley House
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James Finley House (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
James Finley House (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania)
LocationBuilding No. 505, Letterkenny Army Depot, Greene Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°59′56″N 77°38′19″W / 39.99889°N 77.63861°W / 39.99889; -77.63861Coordinates: 39°59′56″N 77°38′19″W / 39.99889°N 77.63861°W / 39.99889; -77.63861
Arealess than one acre
Built1778
NRHP reference No.74001783[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 19, 1974

James Finley House, also known as the Commanding Officer's Residence, is a historic home located at Letterkenny Army Depot in Greene Township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1778, and is a 2+12-story, limestone farmhouse. It is five bays wide and has a medium pitched gable roof. The house was obtained for use as the Commanding Officer's Residence in 1942. It is one of the oldest surviving dwellings in Franklin County.[2]

View from the north

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Harvey Freedenberg (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: James Finley House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-04.

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