George Wilson Homestead
George Wilson Homestead | |
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  Location in Pennsylvania  Location in United States | |
| Nearest city | Southwest of Centennial on Pennsylvania Route 550, Halfmoon Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°45′19″N 78°4′5″W / 40.75528°N 78.06806°W |
| Area | 12.4 acres (5.0 ha) |
| Built | 1810 |
| Built by | George Wilson |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003776[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 24, 1982 |
The George Wilson Homestead is an historic home which is located in Halfmoon Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
History and architectural features
[edit]The original owner of this home, George Wilson, was a pioneer Quaker settler in the Halfmoon Valley.[2]
Built in 1810, Wilson's home is a two-and-one-half-story, five-bay, limestone and sandstone dwelling with a medium pitch gable roof. The house measures forty feet by twenty-five feet, and was designed in the Georgian style.[2]
A one-and-one-half-story, sixteen square foot addition was built circa 1870. Also located on the property are a number of contributing outbuildings, including a barn, which was erected circa 1820, a carriage shed, a storage garage that was built sometime during the 1930s, a saltbox shed, a gable shed, two corn cribs, and an ice house.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c "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 2011-11-10. Note: This includes Martha P. Birshenall (February 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: George Wilson Homestead" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-07.
