Isaac Stover House

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LocationRiver Rd. S of Geigel Hill Rd., Erwinna, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°29′49″N75°4′7″W / 40.49694°N 75.06861°W / 40.49694; -75.06861 Coordinates: 40°29′49″N75°4′7″W / 40.49694°N 75.06861°W / 40.49694; -75.06861
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No. 90000702 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 26, 1990

Isaac Stover House is a historic home located at Erwinna, Tinicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in the 1850s and remodeled in the 1870s. It is a two-story, six-bay, brick dwelling in the Second Empire style. It has a full width front porch. It sits on a sandstone foundation and features a slate-covered mansard roof with dormers. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [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 Nancy Van Dolsen (October 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Isaac Stover House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-30.