Harrison House (Centerville, Pennsylvania)

Harrison House was a historic building in Centerville, Pennsylvania. It was built c. 1845 as a Post Colonial Greek Revival house, and later updated to a High Victorian Italianate style. The five-bay 2 12-story structure with a two-story bay window unit with a turret roof and a four-story tower was unusual for the Washington County, Pennsylvania area.[2]

Harrison House
The empty lot where the Harrison House once stood. All that remains is a portion of the steps from the road and the sidewalk to the house.
LocationOld Rte. 40, Centerville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°2′20″N 79°57′11″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1845
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.74001807[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 1974

It is designated as a historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation,[3] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] Satellite images show that the house no longer exists.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes James D. Van Trump (1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Harrison House" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-09-12. and photo
  3. "Harrison House". Landmark Registry - Residential Landmark/Farmstead. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2010-11-08.


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