The John Wormley House, also known as the Valentine Hummel House, is an historic American home that is located in Wormleysburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

John Wormley House
John Wormley House, March 2007
John Wormley House is located in Pennsylvania
John Wormley House
John Wormley House is located in the United States
John Wormley House
Location126 N Front St.,
Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°15′23″N 76°54′3″W / 40.25639°N 76.90083°W / 40.25639; -76.90083
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Builtc. 1815
Architectural styleHalf-Georgian style
NRHP reference No.76001630[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 1976

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

History and architectural features

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Built circa 1769, this historic structure is a 2+12-story, log building with a tin roof. Three bays wide and two bays deep, it has a two-story, side frame addition, and faces U.S. Highways 11 and 15. It was designed in a semi-Georgian style, and was built by John Wormley, Jr., the founder of Wormleysburg.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-01-21. Note: This includes Mr. and Mrs. Roy Richwine and Madeline Cohen (January 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Wormley House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-21.