James Jones House

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James Jones House
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LocationJct. of Front and Stone Sts., Greensboro, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°47′37″N79°54′41″W / 39.79361°N 79.91139°W / 39.79361; -79.91139 Coordinates: 39°47′37″N79°54′41″W / 39.79361°N 79.91139°W / 39.79361; -79.91139
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1879, c. 1900, c. 1950
Architectural styleItalianate, Colonial Revival
MPS Greensboro--New Geneva MPS
NRHP reference No. 95000112 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 9, 1995

James Jones House is a historic home located at Greensboro in Greene County, Pennsylvania. It was built around 1879, and is a 2+12-story, three bay, "I"-plan brick dwelling in the Italianate style. A front porch in the Colonial Revival style was added about 1900 and a 1+12-story frame addition was built about 1950. The house features a shallow pitched roof with wide eaves and tall, arched windows with raised brick crowns. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [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 Jerry A. Clouse (September 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: James Jones House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-09.