Wilmot House

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Wilmot House
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Wilmot House, HABS Photo, October 1936
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LocationWayne St., Bethany, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°36′46″N75°17′3″W / 41.61278°N 75.28417°W / 41.61278; -75.28417
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1811
NRHP reference No. 74001815 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 15, 1974

Wilmot House, also known as David Wilmot House, is a historic home located at Bethany, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1811, and is a 2+12-story, wood-frame dwelling in the style of a New England farmhouse. It is three bays wide and two bays deep and has a medium pitch gable roof. It has a 1+12-story addition with a saltbox roof. Congressman, Senator, and abolition advocate David Wilmot (1814-1868) was born in the house in 1814. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2012.Note: This includes Harvey Freedenberg (July 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wilmot House" (PDF). Retrieved June 6, 2012.

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