Thayer-Thompson House

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Thayer-Thompson House

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Thayer-Thompson House, September 2012
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Location 605 W. Eighth St., Erie, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 42°7′19″N80°5′51″W / 42.12194°N 80.09750°W / 42.12194; -80.09750 Coordinates: 42°7′19″N80°5′51″W / 42.12194°N 80.09750°W / 42.12194; -80.09750
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built 1861
Built by Thayer, Oscar Cornelius
Architectural style Italianate, Italian Villa, Other, Tuscan Villa
NRHP reference # 85003443 [1]
Added to NRHP October 31, 1985

Thayer-Thompson House is a historic home located at Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was completed in 1861, and is a two-story, five bay, brick irregularly shaped dwelling. It is a combined Tuscan Villa / Italianate style building. It features round-headed windows, prominent brackets, hipped roof with overhanging eaves, and square roof belvedere. It has an enclosed porch with Corinthian order pilasters. [2]

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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 Shirley R. French (May 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Thayer-Thompson House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-12.