The George Douglass House is an historic home and store building which is located in Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
George Douglass House | |
 Douglass Mansion, March 2011 | |
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| 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°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 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
History and architectural features
editBuilt in 1763, the George Douglass House is a two-story, sandstone building with a gable roof. Its main section has a Georgian plan.[2]
Attached to the main section is a two-story store wing that was built circa 1800, a one-story smokehouse, a wash house addition that was erected sometime around 1833, a full-width rear porch that was added around that same year, and a one-story kitchen wing that was added circa 1900.[2]
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
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-08-25. 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.