The Hower-Slote House, also known as the Fort Freeland House, is an historic home which is located in Lewis Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Hower-Slote House | |
 Hower-Slote House, October 2009 | |
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| Location | West of Turbotville, Lewis, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 41°06′06″N 76°47′45″W / 41.10167°N 76.79583°W |
| Area | 15 acres (6.1 ha) |
| Built | c. 1845 |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002314[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 22, 1979 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
History and architectural features edit
Built circa 1845, this historic structure is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay-by-two-bay, rectangular, brick dwelling, which was designed in the Germanic style. It measures forty feet by twenty-eight feet, and has a gable roof. The house is situated on the American Revolutionary War location, Fort Freeland, and was also the site of grist and sawmills (1772), a fulling mill (1806), and later commercial enterprises.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Dean R. Wagner (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hower-Slote House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-27.