George Wilson Homestead
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
History and architectural features
The original owner of this home, George Wilson, was a pioneer Quaker settler in the Halfmoon Valley.
Built in 1810, Wilson's home is a two-and-one-half-story, five-bay, limestone and sandstone dwelling with a medium pitch gable roof. The house measures forty feet by twenty-five feet, and was designed in the Georgian style.
A one-and-one-half-story, sixteen square foot addition was built circa 1870. Also located on the property are a number of contributing outbuildings, including a barn, which was erected circa 1820, a carriage shed, a storage garage that was built sometime during the 1930s, a saltbox shed, a gable shed, two corn cribs, and an ice house.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
References
- ^ "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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2011-11-10. Note: This includes Martha P. Birshenall (February 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: George Wilson Homestead" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-07.
