General William Montgomery House

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Gen. William Montgomery House
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Location1 and 3 Bloom St., Danville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°57′52″N76°37′0″W / 40.96444°N 76.61667°W / 40.96444; -76.61667
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1777
NRHP reference No. 79002305 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 09, 1979
Designated PHMCMay 06, 1952 [2]

Gen. William Montgomery House is a historic home located at Danville in Montour County, Pennsylvania. It is a 2+12-story stone house with a pedimented gable roof. The main house is three bays by two bays. Attached to the stone structure is a gable-roofed, 2+12-story log and frame structure, thought to have been the original Montgomery House and constructed about 1777. It was the home of the developer of Danville, Gen. William Montgomery (1736–1816). [3]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

Montgomery House is now owned by the Montour County Historical Society and is open for seasonal tours on Sunday afternoons.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  3. Ned Ritter (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Gen. William Montgomery House" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission . Retrieved October 20, 2009.[ dead link ]