Chestnut Street Log House | |
Location | 1110 Chestnut St., Lebanon, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°20′15″N76°25′46″W / 40.33750°N 76.42944°W Coordinates: 40°20′15″N76°25′46″W / 40.33750°N 76.42944°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | c. 1772 |
Architectural style | Pennsylvania German log; Vernacular architecture |
NRHP reference No. | 78002424 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 20, 1978 |
Chestnut Street Log House is a historic home located in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It was built around 1772, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, rectangular log residence on a limestone foundation. It is three bays wide and one bay deep, with a gable roof, and central fireplace. It is believed to have been raised 1 1/2-feet about 1850, and according to National Register of Historic Places records was restored to its 1700s appearance around 1978. [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]
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