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Brush Hill
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Location651 Brush Hill Rd., Irwin, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°19′30″N79°41′22″W / 40.32500°N 79.68944°W / 40.32500; -79.68944 Coordinates: 40°19′30″N79°41′22″W / 40.32500°N 79.68944°W / 40.32500; -79.68944
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1798
Built byIrwin, Col. John
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 75001677 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 14, 1975

Brush Hill, also known as Old Scull House, is a historic mansion located at Irwin, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1798, and is a two-story, Federal style dwelling. It is constructed of fieldstone. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Patricia Maureen LaSalle and Leilani Stewart (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brush Hill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-10.