Peters House (Milford, Pennsylvania)

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Peters House
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Location U.S. Route 209 in Bushkill, Lehman Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°5′36″N75°0′8″W / 41.09333°N 75.00222°W / 41.09333; -75.00222 Coordinates: 41°5′36″N75°0′8″W / 41.09333°N 75.00222°W / 41.09333; -75.00222
Area 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built c. 1746, 1943
NRHP reference # 79000239 [1]
Added to NRHP August 24, 1979

Peters House, also known as the Corner House Antique Store, is a historic home located in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area at Lehman Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania. It is a two-story, frame dwelling in two sections. The older section dates to 1746. Attached to it is an addition with three-story garage built in 1943. [2]

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area protected area

The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is a 70,000 acres (28,000 ha) protected area designated a National Recreation Area administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service. It is located along the middle section of the Delaware River in New Jersey and Pennsylvania stretching from the Delaware Water Gap northward in New Jersey to the state line near Port Jervis, New York, and in Pennsylvania to the outskirts of Milford. A 40-mile (64 km) section of the Delaware River, entirely within the National Recreation Area, has been granted protected status as the Middle Delaware National Scenic River under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and is also administered by the National Park Service. This section of the river is the core of the historical Minisink region.

Lehman Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania Township in Pennsylvania, United States

Lehman Township is a township in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,663 at the 2010 census.

Pike County, Pennsylvania County in the United States

Pike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 57,369. Its county seat is Milford.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Wayne K. Bodle (April 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Peters House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-30.