Pont Reading
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| Pont Reading | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | 2713 Haverford Road Ardmore, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1683 |
| Architect: | David Humphreys et al. |
| Architectural style(s): | No Style Listed |
| Added to NRHP: | October 26, 1972 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 72001116[1] |
| Governing body: | Private |
Pont Reading is the name of the Haverford, Pennsylvania residence of shipbuilder and architect Joshua Humphreys, in which he lived his entire life, named after his family's homestead, Reading Pont in England. Humphreys is most notable for his design of the famous USS Constitution, or "Old Ironsides". Built in 1730 around a log cabin dating to 1883, the rear kithcen wing was added in 1813.[2] The building is an excellent example of upper-class colonial architecture.
Today, the house, which remains a private residence, draws minimal tourist attention, but is listed on the Historic American Building Survey and National Register of Historic Places.
[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ Pont Reading House at the Historic American Buildings Survey
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