James Finley House (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania)

James Finley House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Building No. 505, Letterkenny Army Depot, Greene Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°59′56″N77°38′19″W / 39.99889°N 77.63861°W / 39.99889; -77.63861
Area	less than one acre
Built	1778
NRHP reference No.	74001783 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 19, 1974

The James Finley House, also known as the Commanding Officer's Residence, is an historic American home that is located at the Letterkenny Army Depot in Greene Township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. ^[1]

History and architectural features

Built circa 1778, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, limestone farmhouse. It is five bays wide and has a medium pitched gable roof. The house was obtained in 1942 for use as the commanding officer's residence, and is one of the oldest surviving dwellings in Franklin County. ^[2]

View from the north

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Harvey Freedenberg (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Finley, James, House. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 20, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

External links

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-79, " Letterkenny Army Depot, Chambersburg, Franklin County, PA ", 56 data pages