Col. Edward Cook House

Col. Edward Cook House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Col. Edward Cook House, May 1936
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Location	East of Belle Vernon, Washington Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°7′37″N79°49′38″W / 40.12694°N 79.82722°W / 40.12694; -79.82722
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1772-1776
Built by	Cook, Col. Edward
NRHP reference No.	78003090 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 29, 1978

Col. Edward Cook House is a historic home located at Washington Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA. It was built between 1772 and 1776, and is a two-story, four-bay, rectangular stone dwelling with a one-story kitchen wing. The main block measures 36 feet by 28 feet and the kitchen wing 24 feet by 20 feet. It has a medium-pitched gable roof and plain cornice with return. Also on the property are a contributing smoke house and wash house. ^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Michael J. Gallis (April 1977). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Cook, Col. Edward, House. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 20, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-412, " Colonel Edward Cook House, Fayette City, Fayette County, PA ", 3 photos, 10 measured drawings, 4 data pages, supplemental material