George Douglass House

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George Douglass House
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Douglass Mansion, March 2011
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Location19 Old Philadelphia Pike, Amity Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°15′23″N75°43′34″W / 40.25639°N 75.72611°W / 40.25639; -75.72611
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1763, c. 1800, c. 1833, c. 1900
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No. 09000462 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 2009

The George Douglass House is an historic home and store building which is located in Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [1]

History and architectural features

Built in 1763, the George Douglass House is a two-story, sandstone building with a gable roof. Its main section has a Georgian plan. [2]

Attached to the main section is a two-story store wing that was built circa 1800, a one-story smokehouse, a wash house addition that was erected sometime around 1833, a full-width rear porch that was added around that same year, and a one-story kitchen wing that was added circa 1900. [2]

Restoration of the house by the Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County took place between 1995 and 2002. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2012.Note: This includes Philip E. Pendleton, Sr. (December 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: George Douglass House" (PDF). Retrieved August 22, 2012.