General William Montgomery House

Gen. William Montgomery House
Location 1 and 3 Bloom St., Danville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°57′52″N 76°37′0″W / 40.96444°N 76.61667°W / 40.96444; -76.61667Coordinates: 40°57′52″N 76°37′0″W / 40.96444°N 76.61667°W / 40.96444; -76.61667
Area 0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built 1777
NRHP Reference # 79002305[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 09, 1979
Designated PHMC May 06, 1952[2]

Gen. William Montgomery House is a historic home located at Danville in Montour County, Pennsylvania. It is a  2 1⁄2-story stone house with a pedimented gable roof. The main house is three bays by two bays. Attached to the stone structure is a gable-roofed,  2 1⁄2-story log and frame structure, thought to have been the original Montgomery House and constructed about 1777. It was the home of the developer of Danville, Gen. William Montgomery (1736–1816).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

Montgomery House is now owned by the Montour County Historical Society and is open for seasonal tours on Sunday afternoons.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  3. ↑ Ned Ritter (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Gen. William Montgomery House" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved 2009-10-20.

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