Wirts House


Wirts House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	798 Schrivers Corner Road (Pennsylvania Route 394), near Gettyburg, Straban Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°53′45″N 77°11′58″W / 39.89583°N 77.19944°W / 39.89583; -77.19944Coordinates: 39°53′45″N 77°11′58″W / 39.89583°N 77.19944°W / 39.89583; -77.19944
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	c. 1765
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP Reference #	91002010^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 22, 1992

Wirts House is a historic home located at Straban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. It is a two-story, rectangular log / wood frame vernacular Federal style dwelling. It is covered in wooden clapboard siding and sits on a rubble stone foundation. The original section dates to about 1765, with a "back building" addition built between about 1786 and 1812 and a two-story addition built between about 1825 and 1830.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Elwood W. Christ (September 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wirts House" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.

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