Johannes Eberly House

Johannes Eberly House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Northeast of Mechanicsburg on U.S. Route 11, Hampden Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°14′25″N76°58′41″W / 40.24028°N 76.97806°W / 40.24028; -76.97806
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1794-1798
Built by	Rupp, Martin
Architectural style	Georgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.	73001619 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 2, 1973

The Johannes Eberly House, also known as the Old Bricker House or the McCormick House, is a historic American home that is located in Hampden Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, ^[1] the Johannes Eberly House is also notable for being the site of the Skirmish of Sporting Hill, the northernmost engagement of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War.

History and architectural features

Built between 1794 and 1798, this structure is a 2+1⁄2-story, fieldstone building with a gable roof, and is four bays wide. Its architecture suggests a transition from Georgian to Federal style, with a combination of Dutch-German and English building styles. Its builder, Martin Rupp, also built the Peace Church. ^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (August 1971). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Eberly, Johannes, House. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 16, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)