Joseph Dorsey House

Joseph Dorsey House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation Landmark
Joseph Dorsey House in April 1963
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Location	113 Cherry Ave., West Brownsville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°1′14″N79°55′24″W / 40.02056°N 79.92333°W / 40.02056; -79.92333
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1787
Architect	Dorsey, Joseph
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP reference No.	74001814 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 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]

Significance

The Library of Congress marked its significance as 'a good example of a well preserved 18th century house'.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "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.

External links

Media related to Joseph Dorsey House at Wikimedia Commons

• National Register nomination form