Joseph Dorsey House was a historic building in West Brownsville, Pennsylvania. It is designated as a historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation.[2]
Joseph Dorsey House | |
Location | 113 Cherry Ave., West Brownsville, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°1′14″N 79°55′24″W / 40.02056°N 79.92333°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1787 |
Architect | Dorsey, Joseph |
Architectural style | Georgian |
NRHP reference No. | 74001814[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 19, 1974 |
The namesake Joseph Dorsey, a Maryland native, built the stone house c. 1787 on a large estate of 1,280 acres (5.2 km2).[3][2]
The house no longer stands, having been destroyed by a 1993 fire.[2]
Significance
editThe Library of Congress marked its significance as 'a good example of a well preserved 18th century house'.[1]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Dorsey House". Landmark Registry - Residential Landmark/Farmstead. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
- ^ Warfield, Joshua Dorsey (1905). The founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland: A genealogical and biographical review from wills, deeds and church records. Kohn & Pollock. p. 484.
External links
editMedia related to Joseph Dorsey House at Wikimedia Commons