Wetmore House (Warren, Pennsylvania)

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Wetmore House
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Location210 4th Ave.,
Warren, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°50′54″N79°8′52″W / 41.84833°N 79.14778°W / 41.84833; -79.14778 Coordinates: 41°50′54″N79°8′52″W / 41.84833°N 79.14778°W / 41.84833; -79.14778
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1870–1873
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No. 75001672 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 28, 1975

Wetmore House, also known as the Warren County Historical Society, is a historic home located at Warren, Warren County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1870 and 1873, and is a two-story, red brick mansion in the Second Empire style. It has a mansard roof and small, one-story open portico. It was acquired by the Warren County Historical Society in 1964. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [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 Chase Putnam; Quinn Smith & David M. Berman (1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wetmore House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-06.