Pottsgrove Mansion
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Pottsgrove Mansion | |
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Pottsgrove Manor, March 2011 | |
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| Location | West of Pottstown on Benjamin Franklin Highway (High Street), Pottstown, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°14′52″N 75°39′35″W / 40.24778°N 75.65972°WCoordinates: 40°14′52″N 75°39′35″W / 40.24778°N 75.65972°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1752 |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Other, Early Georgian |
| NRHP Reference # | 74001796[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | January 18, 1974 |
| Designated PHMC | September 25, 2000[2] |
Pottsgrove Mansion, also known as the John Potts House, is a historic home located at Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1752 by John Potts (c. 1710 – 6 Jun 1768), and is a large two-story, rectangular, sandstone and fieldstone building in the Georgian style. It has a five-bay front facade, gable roof, and a center hall plan. The service wing was added 1790–1805, and the rebuilt east wing was built 1941–1952 during a restoration. It is open to the public as an 18th-century historic house museum owned by Montgomery County.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1] It is located in the Old Pottstown Historic District.
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References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Charles W. Snell (August 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pottsgrove Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-04-21.
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