Isaac Hunsberger House
Isaac Hunsberger House | |
Isaac Hunsberger House, April 2011 | |
Location | 545 W. Ridge Pike, Limerick Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°13′57″N 75°31′38″W / 40.23250°N 75.52722°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1827, 1893, 1926 |
Architectural style | Georgian, Late Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 00000719[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 22, 2000 |
The Isaac Hunsberger House is an historic American home which is located in Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000,[1] and is now home to the Limerick Township Historical Society.
History and architectural features
[edit]Built in 1827 and modified in 1893, a rear addition was built in 1926. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, L-shaped brick and stone dwelling which has a five-bay front facade with a one-story porch with Victorian-style decorative elements. It was designed in a vernacular Georgian style.[2]
Also located on the property is a contributing bake house/summer kitchen.[2]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
The Hunsberger House is now home to the Limerick Township Historical Society.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-05-13. Note: This includes Estelle Cremers (February 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Isaac Hunsberger House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-04-21.