Morton Morton House
Appearance
Morton Morton House | |
Location | Jct. of Muckinipates and Darby Creeks, Norwood, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°52′50″N 75°17′27″W / 39.88056°N 75.29083°W |
Area | 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) |
Built | c. 1750 |
Architect | Dickey, John (restoration) |
Architectural style | Colonial, Georgian |
NRHP reference No. | 00000055[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 4, 2000 |
The Morton Morton House, also known as the Morton Mortonson House and the Morton and Lydia Morton House, is an historic, American home that is located in Norwood, Delaware County, Pennsylvania at the confluence of the Muckinipattis Creek and Darby Creek.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
History and architectural features
[edit]Built circa 1750, this historic structure consists of a two-story, symmetrical brick house with a gable roof and a 1+1⁄2-story wing with a gambrel roof. The interior has a Georgian hall-parlor plan. The building was restored in 1971 and is open as a historic house that is operated by the Norwood Historical Society.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Margaret Westfield and Sylvia Koehler (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morton Morton House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-06.
External links
[edit]- Norwood Historical Society website
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1240, "Morton Mortensen House", 7 measured drawings
Categories:
- Historic house museums in Pennsylvania
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Pennsylvania
- Colonial architecture in Pennsylvania
- Georgian architecture in Pennsylvania
- Houses completed in 1750
- Houses in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- Museums in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Delaware County, Pennsylvania