William and Mordecai Evans House
William and Mordecai Evans House | |
William and Mordecai Evans House, March 2011 | |
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Location | 1206 Main St., Linfield, Limerick Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°12′35″N 75°34′19″W / 40.20972°N 75.57194°WCoordinates: 40°12′35″N 75°34′19″W / 40.20972°N 75.57194°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | c. 1720, 1763, 1984 |
NRHP reference No. | 05000332[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 20, 2005 |
William and Mordecai Evans House, also known as the Evans Log & Stone House, is a historic home located at Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The original log house was built about 1720, with a stone addition built in 1763 and a frame addition in 1984. It is a 2 1/2-story, four bay, stuccoed stone and log dwelling, with basement. Also on the property are a contributing bake oven and original well. The house briefly became the headquarters for General George Washington on September 19, 1777, after the Battle of Brandywine and .[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[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 Estelle Cremers (April 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: William and Mordecai Evans House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-05.
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Houses completed in 1763
- Houses in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs