Gloninger Estate

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Gloninger Estate
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Gloninger Estate, November 2011
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Location2511 West Oak Street, southwest of Lebanon, North Cornwall Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°19′25″N76°27′12″W / 40.32361°N 76.45333°W / 40.32361; -76.45333
Area4.6 acres (1.9 ha)
Builtc. 1785
Architectural style"Swiss-German" vernacular
NRHP reference No. 80003546 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1980

Gloninger Estate is a historic home located at North Cornwall Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1785, and is a 2+12-story, limestone residence, built into a bank of limestone rock. It has a steeply pitched roof and is reflective of the "Swiss-German" architectural style. Also on the property is a contributing limestone smokehouse. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Mrs. Stephanie L. Zimmerer (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Gloninger Estate" (PDF). Retrieved February 28, 2012.