John Bishop House

John Bishop House is a historic home located in Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is a colonial Georgian dwelling in the Palladian style. It was built about 1770, and is a 2 1/2-story stone dwelling with a gable roof and two-story addition. It features a cut stone facade, Georgian entryway, and open staircase rising three stories.[2]

John Bishop House
John Bishop House, March 2011
LocationPerkiomen Avenue east of Reading, Exeter Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°18′2″N 75°50′56″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1770
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Other, Palladian Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.85001390[1]
Added to NRHPJune 27, 1985

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Richard Levengood and Dale Wayne Slusser (November 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Bishop House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.


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