John S. Douglas House

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John S. Douglas House
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John S. Douglas House, September 2011
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Location136 N. Gallatin Ave., Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°54′17″N79°43′23″W / 39.90472°N 79.72306°W / 39.90472; -79.72306
Arealess than one acre
Built1901
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No. 94000006 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 4, 1994

John S. Douglas House, also known as Gates Funeral Home and Crematory LLC, is a historic home located at Uniontown, Pennsylvania Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1901, and is a large 2+12-story, brick dwelling with a two-story rear wing added in 1967. The house is in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, with Chateauesque elements. It is five-bays wide and has a wraparound porch and porte cochere. The front facade features rounded arched windows with wide cut stone arches. Also on the property is a contributing carriage house. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-01-28.Note: This includes Terry A. Necciai (August 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John S. Douglas House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-28.