Joseph J. Oller House | |
Location | 138 W. Main St., Waynesboro, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°45′26″N77°34′53″W / 39.75722°N 77.58139°W Coordinates: 39°45′26″N77°34′53″W / 39.75722°N 77.58139°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1891-1892, 1910 |
Built by | Good, A.M., & Brothers |
Architect | Cook, D. F. |
Architectural style | Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 96000707 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 28, 1996 |
The Joseph J. Oller House is an American historic home that is located in Waynesboro in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
Now the headquarters of the Waynesboro Historical Society, [2] this property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]
Built between 1891 and 1892, this historic structure is a two-and-one-half-story, seventeen-room, brick dwelling that was designed in the Queen Anne style. A two-story addition was built in 1910. The house features a multi-gabled slate roof and a projecting round bay topped by a tower and conical roof. Also located on the property is a one-story, wood-frame carriage house and two-story, wood-frame stable. [2]
The property is headquarters of the Waynesboro Historical Society. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]
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