Chestnut Street Log House

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Chestnut Street Log House
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Chestnut Street Log House, November 2011
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Location1110 Chestnut St.,
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°20′15″N76°25′46″W / 40.33750°N 76.42944°W / 40.33750; -76.42944
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Builtc. 1772
Architectural stylePennsylvania German log; Vernacular architecture
NRHP reference No. 78002424 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 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+12-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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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 March 2, 2012.Note: This includes Thomas E. Jones; Gerald Collins; Vicki Bernardo; Beverly J. Manbeck (1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chestnut Street Log House" (PDF). Retrieved March 2, 2012.