Jacob Kastner Loghouse

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Jacob Kastner Loghouse
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Jacob Kastner Loghouse, November 2012
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Location416 Norristown Rd.,
Spring House in Lower Gwynedd Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°10′48″N75°12′50″W / 40.18000°N 75.21389°W / 40.18000; -75.21389
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
NRHP reference No. 96000708 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 15, 1996

The Jacob Kastner Loghouse is an historic American home that is located in Spring House in Lower Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]

History and architectural features

The log house was built roughly between 1712 and 1754, and is a 1+12-story, English, single-pen-plan dwelling. It measures approximately fifteen feet wide and sixteen feet, six inches, deep and has a stone cellar. The house is covered with board and batten siding and has a purlin roof. Also located on the property is a contributing well. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Herbert W. Levy (February 1996). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Kastner, Jacob, Loghouse. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 30, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)