Mount Joy (Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania)

Mount Joy
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Mount Joy, November 2011
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Location	North Lane and East Hector Street, Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°4′36″N75°17′12″W / 40.07667°N 75.28667°W / 40.07667; -75.28667
Area	1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built	c. 1735
NRHP reference No.	71000712 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 11, 1971

Mount Joy, also known as the Peter Legaux Mansion, is an historic, American house that is located in the Spring Mill section of Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. ^[1]

History and architectural features

Built circa 1735 by Anthony Morris for his son John, ^{[2] [3]} this historic structure is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, stone dwelling with a gambrel roof. It has ten fireplaces, some with iron firebacks. ^[2]

Peter Legaux was the owner of "Spring Mill," a nearby gristmill that was in operation by 1704. The mill burned in 1967, and its stone ruins were demolished. ^[3] Legaux also started the Pennsylvania Vine Company—which would become the first commercial vineyard in the US—on this property. ^[4]

Mount Joy was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (October 1970). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Mount Joy. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 29, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
3. Ella Aderman (July 1989). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Miller's House at Spring Mill. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 29, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
4. Madaio, Mike (2019). Lost Mount Penn: Wineries, Railroads and Resorts of Reading. Charleston, SC: The History Press. ISBN   1467141143.