Daniel Royer House | |
Location | 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Williamsburg on Pennsylvania Route 866, Woodbury Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°25′25″N78°16′13″W / 40.42361°N 78.27028°W Coordinates: 40°25′25″N78°16′13″W / 40.42361°N 78.27028°W |
Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
Built | 1815, c. 1840 |
NRHP reference No. | 75001620 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 3, 1975 |
Daniel Royer House is a historic home located in the community of Royer, Woodbury Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania. It was built in at least two sections. The oldest section is a three-bay, two-story stone section built about 1815. Built about the same time was a 1+1⁄2-story clapboard section. A two-bay by five-bay wing addition was probably built in the 1840s. It features a two-story porch across the length of the addition. The house is associated with the Royer family; early settlers of Woodbury Township and prominent in the local iron making industry. [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [1]
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