Joseph Dorsey House

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Joseph Dorsey House
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Joseph Dorsey House in April 1963
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Location113 Cherry Ave., West Brownsville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°1′14″N79°55′24″W / 40.02056°N 79.92333°W / 40.02056; -79.92333 Coordinates: 40°1′14″N79°55′24″W / 40.02056°N 79.92333°W / 40.02056; -79.92333
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1787
ArchitectDorsey, Joseph
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No. 74001814 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 19, 1974

Joseph Dorsey House was a historic building in West Brownsville, Pennsylvania. It is designated as a historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. [2]

The namesake Joseph Dorsey, a Maryland native, built the stone house c. 1787 on a large estate of 1,280 acres (5.2 km2). [3] [2]

The house no longer stands, having been destroyed by a 1993 fire. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 "Dorsey House". Landmark Registry - Residential Landmark/Farmstead. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
  3. Warfield, Joshua Dorsey (1905). The founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland: A genealogical and biographical review from wills, deeds and church records. Kohn & Pollock. p.  484.

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