Henry Walter House

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Henry Walter House
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LocationGreenville Road, West Cocalico Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°16′14″N76°9′17″W / 40.27056°N 76.15472°W / 40.27056; -76.15472 Coordinates: 40°16′14″N76°9′17″W / 40.27056°N 76.15472°W / 40.27056; -76.15472
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
Builtc. 1750–1768
Built byWalter, Henry
NRHP reference No. 84003449 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 26, 1984

Henry Walter House is a historic home located at West Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built between about 1750 and 1768, and is a two-story, rectangular banked sandstone dwelling in a Germanic style. It has a gable roof and features precise cut stone masonry, with a polychromatic effect from differing shades of brown and red sandstone. Also on the property is a contributing stone and frame bank barn, with portions that may pre-date 1815. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

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