Simon Cameron House and Bank

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Simon Cameron House and Bank
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Simon Cameron House and Bank, September 2011
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Location28 and 30 E. Main St., Middletown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°11′59″N76°43′51″W / 40.19972°N 76.73083°W / 40.19972; -76.73083 Coordinates: 40°11′59″N76°43′51″W / 40.19972°N 76.73083°W / 40.19972; -76.73083
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built1833
NRHP reference No. 76001634 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 1976

Simon Cameron House and Bank consists of a historic home and bank building located at Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The house was built about 1833, and is a 2 12-story, 3-bay, brick building with a typical half-Georgian plan. Attached to the house is a 2 12-story, 3-bay, stone building, also with a typical half-Georgian plan. The stone structure originally housed the Cameron Bank, chartered in 1832. It was the primary home for the Simon Cameron (1799-1889) family from 1832 to 1855. Simon Cameron's son J. Donald Cameron (1833-1918) was born in the house. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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 David C. Stacks and Madeline Cohen (July 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Simon Cameron House and Bank" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-12.