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- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Jacqueline L. Brown (September 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dr. James White House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-18.
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