Wirts House

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Wirts House
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Wirts House is located in Pennsylvania
Wirts House
Location798 Schrivers Corner Road (Pennsylvania Route 394), near Gettysburg, Straban Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°53′45″N 77°11′58″W / 39.89583°N 77.19944°W / 39.89583; -77.19944Coordinates: 39°53′45″N 77°11′58″W / 39.89583°N 77.19944°W / 39.89583; -77.19944
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Builtc. 1765
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.91002010[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 22, 1992

Wirts House is a historic home located at Straban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. It is a two-story, rectangular log / wood-frame vernacular Federal style dwelling. It is covered in wooden clapboard siding and sits on a rubble stone foundation. The original section dates to about 1765, with a "back building" addition built between about 1786 and 1812 and a two-story addition built between about 1825 and 1830.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References[]

  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 Elwood W. Christ (September 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wirts House" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.


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