Lane House (Mercersburg, Pennsylvania)

	Lane House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	Pennsylvania state historical marker
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Location	14 N. Main St., Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°49′44″N 77°54′17″W / 39.82889°N 77.90472°WCoordinates: 39°49′44″N 77°54′17″W / 39.82889°N 77.90472°W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1828
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	72001123
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 13, 1972
Designated PHMC	July 2, 1953

Lane House is a historic home located at Mercersburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1828, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, brick dwelling in the Federal-style. It was the birthplace of Harriet Lane (1830-1903), who served as hostess at the White House for her uncle James Buchanan from 1857 to 1861.^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (August 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lane House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-04.

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Lane House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Pennsylvania state historical marker


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Location	14 N. Main St., Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°49′44″N 77°54′17″W / 39.82889°N 77.90472°W / 39.82889; -77.90472Coordinates: 39°49′44″N 77°54′17″W / 39.82889°N 77.90472°W / 39.82889; -77.90472
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1828
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	72001123^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 13, 1972
Designated PHMC	July 2, 1953^[2]