John Douglass House
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| Location | Sproul Road, south of Pennsylvania Route 896, Kirkwood, Colerain Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°51′55″N 76°0′30″W / 39.86528°N 76.00833°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | c. 1769 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001411[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 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
This historic structure is a 2+1⁄2-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
- ^ 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". 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.
