The Willis House is an historic, American home that is located in Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania.
Willis House | |
 Willis House in January 1963 | |
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| Location | 135 Willis Run Rd., north of York, Manchester Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°58′20″N 76°44′15″W / 39.97222°N 76.73750°W |
| Area | 2.6 acres (1.1 ha) |
| Built | 1762 |
| Architect | Willis, William |
| Architectural style | English Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002370[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 20, 1979 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
History and architectural features
editThe builder of this historic residence, William Willis (1726–1801), was a Quaker who received 480 acres from Thomas Penn and Richard Penn Sr. in 1752. His grandfather, John Willis, was born in 1668 in Great Britain. In 1675, the family migrated to Westbury, Long Island, New York. His son, Samuel Willis (1778–1848), is frequently mentioned in local histories as "kindly Friend Willis," and was a major figure in the Underground Railroad.
Built in 1762, this historic structure is a 2+1⁄2-story, banked brick dwelling with a partly exposed basement. It measures 30 feet (9.1 m) long by 31 feet (9.4 m) wide and has a steeply pitched gable roof. The interior is laid out in a variation of a Georgian center hall plan.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Historic York, Inc (February 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Willis House" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-18.
External links
edit- Historic York website
- Willis House, 190 Willis Road, York, York County, PA: 4 photos, 6 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey