Peters-Graham House

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Peters-Graham House
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LocationJct. of Walnut and Second Sts., Greensboro, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°47′34″N79°54′47″W / 39.79278°N 79.91306°W / 39.79278; -79.91306 Coordinates: 39°47′34″N79°54′47″W / 39.79278°N 79.91306°W / 39.79278; -79.91306
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1859
MPS Greensboro--New Geneva MPS
NRHP reference No. 95000116 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 9, 1995

The Peters-Graham House is an historic, American home that is located in Greensboro in Greene County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]

History and architectural features

The first section of this historic structure was built circa 1859, and is a one-story, single-pen, log dwelling that measures fifteen feet by thirteen feet. Attached to the house is an eighteen-foot by thirteen-foot timber-frame addition that was built in the mid- to late-nineteenth century. The two sections are covered by a shallow pitched roof. A shed roofed kitchen was added in the mid-twentieth century. It was built by Robert Peters, an African American and a formerly enslaved man who worked in the local potteries. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Jerry A. Clouse (September 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Peters-Graham House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-09.