John Wormley House

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John Wormley House
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John Wormley House, March 2007
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Location126 N Front St.,
Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°15′23″N76°54′3″W / 40.25639°N 76.90083°W / 40.25639; -76.90083 Coordinates: 40°15′23″N76°54′3″W / 40.25639°N 76.90083°W / 40.25639; -76.90083
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Builtc. 1815
Architectural styleHalf-Georgian style
NRHP reference No. 76001630 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 1976

John Wormley House, also known as the Valentine Hummel House, is a historic home located in Wormleysburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1769 and is a 2+12-story, Log building with a tin roof, three bays wide and two bays deep. It has a two-story side frame addition. It faces the US Highways of 11 and 15. It is in a half-Georgian style. It was built by John Wormley, Jr., founder of Wormleysburg. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [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 2012-01-21.Note: This includes Mr. and Mrs. Roy Richwine and Madeline Cohen (January 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Wormley House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-21.