Adam Orris House

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Adam Orris House
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Location318 W. Main St., Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°12′42″N77°0′51″W / 40.21167°N 77.01417°W / 40.21167; -77.01417
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Builtc. 1887
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No. 87002206 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 1987

Adam Orris House is a historic home located at Mechanicsburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1887, and is a three-story, rectangular brick building in the Second Empire style. It features a tin mansard roof, projecting three-story bay, corner tower, and full-width front porch. Also on the property is a contributing carriage house, also built about 1887. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [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 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-01-22.Note: This includes Mary Jo Martin and William Sisson (1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Adam Orris House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-22.