Abram Huston House and Carriage House

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Abram Huston House and Carriage House
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Location53 S. 1st Ave., Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′54″N75°49′21″W / 39.98167°N 75.82250°W / 39.98167; -75.82250
Area3.1 acres (1.3 ha)
Built1889
ArchitectCope & Stewardson
Part of Coatesville Historic District
Lukens Historic District (ID87000667
94001186)
NRHP reference No. 77001149 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1977
Designated CPMay 14, 1987
Designated NHLDCPApril 19, 1994

Abram Huston House and Carriage House, also known as the Coatesville City Hall and Police Station and "Graystone Mansion," is a historic building located at Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was designed and built in 1889, by the architectural firm of Cope & Stewardson. The house is a 2+12-story building, built of shaped coursed stone, irregularly shaped in plan, and has a two-story wing added in 1925. The carriage house is L-shaped, and features a two-story tower with a conical roof. The house was built as the home of Abram Huston, president of the Lukens Steel Company. The house was Coatesville City Hall and the carriage house was the Coatesville jail from 1939 to 1992. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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 July 21, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2012.Note: This includes Alice Kent Schooler and Susan M. Zacher (February 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Abram Huston House and Carriage House" (PDF). Retrieved November 14, 2012.