Capt. Jacob Shoemaker House

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Capt. Jacob Shoemaker House
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Capt Jacob Shoemaker House, July 2007
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LocationOff Legislative Route 45012 south of Bushkill, Middle Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°4′51″N75°1′55″W / 41.08083°N 75.03194°W / 41.08083; -75.03194 Coordinates: 41°4′51″N75°1′55″W / 41.08083°N 75.03194°W / 41.08083; -75.03194
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Builtc. 1810
NRHP reference No. 79000247 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 17, 1979

Capt. Jacob Shoemaker House is a historic home located in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area at Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1810, and is a 1+12-story, fieldstone dwelling over a banked stone basement. It has a gable roof with two dormers. The rear of the building has a two-story porch. It was the home of the locally prominent Shoemaker family. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [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 Wayne K. Bodle (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Capt. Jacob Shoemaker House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-24.