Jenkins Homestead | |
![]() Jenkin Homestead, November 2011 | |
Location | 137 Jenkins Ave., Lansdale, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°14′17″N75°16′56″W / 40.23806°N 75.28222°W |
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
Built | c. 1805 |
Architectural style | English vernacular farmstead |
NRHP reference No. | 77001176 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 15, 1977 |
Jenkins Homestead is a historic home located at Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1805, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, stucco over stone dwelling. It has two front entryways, one entering onto a through central hallway. It is the oldest structure in Lansdale. [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [1]
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Montgomery Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is the location of the Montgomery Mall, a regional shopping mall serving the Route 309 corridor of the Philadelphia suburbs. Much of Montgomery Township's development is suburban in character, with newer tract houses and strip shopping centers. Homes in Montgomery Township have North Wales and Lansdale addresses, but businesses that are located within the township boundaries are given the Montgomeryville ZIP Code. The township is in the North Penn School District and is part of the North Penn Valley region that is centered around the borough of Lansdale.
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