Wilmot House

Summary

Wilmot House, also known as David Wilmot House, is a historic home located at Bethany, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1811, and is a 2+12-story, wood-frame dwelling in the style of a New England farmhouse. It is three bays wide and two bays deep and has a medium pitch gable roof. It has a 1+12-story addition with a saltbox roof. Congressman, Senator, and abolition advocate David Wilmot (1814-1868) was born in the house in 1814.[2]

Wilmot House
Wilmot House, HABS Photo, October 1936
Wilmot House is located in Pennsylvania
Wilmot House
Wilmot House is located in the United States
Wilmot House
LocationWayne St., Bethany, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°36′46″N 75°17′3″W / 41.61278°N 75.28417°W / 41.61278; -75.28417
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1811
NRHP reference No.74001815[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 15, 1974

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2012. Note: This includes Harvey Freedenberg (July 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wilmot House" (PDF). Retrieved June 6, 2012.

External links edit

  Media related to Wilmot House at Wikimedia Commons

  • Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-225, "David Wilmot House, Wayne Street, Bethany, Wayne County, PA", 5 photos, 10 measured drawings, 6 data pages, supplemental material