Mount Joy (Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania)
Mount Joy, also known as the Peter Legaux Mansion, is an historic, American house that is located in the Spring Mill section of Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
History and architectural features
Built circa 1735 by Anthony Morris for his son John, this historic structure is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, stone dwelling with a gambrel roof. It has ten fireplaces, some with iron firebacks.
Peter Legaux was the owner of "Spring Mill," a nearby gristmill that was in operation by 1704. The mill burned in 1967, and its stone ruins were demolished. Legaux also started the Pennsylvania Vine Company—which would become the first commercial vineyard in the US—on this property.
Mount Joy was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (October 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mount Joy" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-14.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Ella Aderman (July 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Miller's House at Spring Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ Madaio, Mike (2019). Lost Mount Penn: Wineries, Railroads and Resorts of Reading. Charleston, SC: The History Press. ISBN 1467141143.
