George Wilson Homestead

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George Wilson Homestead
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Location in United States
Nearest citySouthwest of Centennial on Pennsylvania Route 550, Halfmoon Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°45′19″N78°4′5″W / 40.75528°N 78.06806°W / 40.75528; -78.06806
Area12.4 acres (5.0 ha)
Built1810
Built byGeorge Wilson
Architectural style Georgian
NRHP reference No. 82003776 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 24, 1982

The George Wilson Homestead is an historic home which is located in Halfmoon Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

History and architectural features

The original owner of this home, George Wilson, was a pioneer Quaker settler in the Halfmoon Valley. [2]

Built in 1810, Wilson's home is a two-and-one-half-story, five-bay, limestone and sandstone dwelling with a medium pitch gable roof. The house measures forty feet by twenty-five feet, and was designed in the Georgian style. [2]

A one-and-one-half-story, sixteen square foot addition was built circa 1870. Also located on the property are a number of contributing outbuildings, including a barn, which was erected circa 1820, a carriage shed, a storage garage that was built sometime during the 1930s, a saltbox shed, a gable shed, two corn cribs, and an ice house. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2011-11-10.Note: This includes Martha P. Birshenall (February 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: George Wilson Homestead" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-07.
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