Mitchell-Shook House

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LocationLeitersburg St., Greencastle, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°46′48″N77°43′26″W / 39.78000°N 77.72389°W / 39.78000; -77.72389 Coordinates: 39°46′48″N77°43′26″W / 39.78000°N 77.72389°W / 39.78000; -77.72389
Area2.4 acres (0.97 ha)
Builtc. 1800-1810
Built byJames Mitchell
Architectural styleFederal, Federal vernacular
NRHP reference No. 80003497 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 17, 1980

Mitchell-Shook House is a historic home located at Greencastle in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It was built between about 1800 and 1810, and is a two-story, "L"-shaped limestone building. The house is in a vernacular Federal style. It is five bay wide and has a two-story, flat roofed front porch dated to the 1940s. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [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 Paula Stoner (October 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mitchell-Shook House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-04.