John Douglass House

John Douglass House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Sproul Road, south of Pennsylvania Route 896, Kirkwood, Colerain Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°51′55″N76°0′30″W / 39.86528°N 76.00833°W / 39.86528; -76.00833
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	c. 1769
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP reference No.	90001411 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 5, 1990

The John Douglass House is an historic American home that is located in Colerain Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

The birthplace of Pennsylvania Governor William Cameron Sproul (1870–1928), it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. ^[1]

History and architectural features

This historic structure is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, stone dwelling with a center hall plan, and was designed in the Georgian style. Built circa 1769, with a remodeling sometime after 1815 when a summer kitchen was added and the original walk-in fireplace was filled in, this house was restored in 2007. Also located on the property are a contributing bank barn, log smokehouse, and the ruins of a stone carriage shed. It was the birthplace of Pennsylvania Governor William Cameron Sproul (1870–1928). ^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Frederick L. Richards and Paula B. Kunkel (February 1990). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Douglass, John, House. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 24, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)