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John Douglass House

Coordinates: 39°51′55″N 76°0′30″W / 39.86528°N 76.00833°W / 39.86528; -76.00833
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John Douglass House
John Douglass House is located in Pennsylvania
John Douglass House
John Douglass House is located in the United States
John Douglass House
LocationSproul Road, south of Pennsylvania Route 896, Kirkwood, Colerain Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°51′55″N 76°0′30″W / 39.86528°N 76.00833°W / 39.86528; -76.00833
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Builtc. 1769
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.90001411[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1990

The John Douglass House is an historic American home that is located in Colerain Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

The birthplace of Pennsylvania Governor William Cameron Sproul (1870–1928), it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

History and architectural features

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This historic structure is a 2+12-story, five-bay, stone dwelling with a center hall plan, and was designed in the Georgian style. Built circa 1769, with a remodeling sometime after 1815 when a summer kitchen was added and the original walk-in fireplace was filled in, this house was restored in 2007. Also located on the property are a contributing bank barn, log smokehouse, and the ruins of a stone carriage shed. It was the birthplace of Pennsylvania Governor William Cameron Sproul (1870–1928).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-02-14. Note: This includes Frederick L. Richards and Paula B. Kunkel (February 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Douglass House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-14.