Cookes House

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Cookes House
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Cookes House, November 1962
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Location438–440 Cookes House Ln.,
York, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°57′18″N76°44′9″W / 39.95500°N 76.73583°W / 39.95500; -76.73583
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1761
Architectural styleGeorgian, Germanic and Provincial
NRHP reference No. 72001182 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 5, 1972

Cookes House, also known as Tom Paine's House, is a historic home located at York, Pennsylvania, York County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1761, and is a two-story, Germanic and Provincial Georgian influenced stone dwelling. About 1800, it was converted to a double house. It is the third oldest building in York, after the Gen. Horatio Gates House and Golden Plough Tavern. It is believed to have been the home of Thomas Paine (1737–1809), while the Second Continental Congress convened in York, September 30, 1777, to June 27, 1778. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [1] York Mayor-Elect, current City Council Chairman, and Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper, Michael Helfrich, currently resides as the sole occupant.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (March 1972). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Cookes House. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 12, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)
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