Mount Joy, also known as the Peter Legaux Mansion, is an historic, American house that is located in the Spring Mill section of Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Mount Joy | |
Location | North Lane and East Hector Street, Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°4′36″N 75°17′12″W / 40.07667°N 75.28667°W |
Area | 1.9 acres (0.77 ha) |
Built | c. 1735 |
NRHP reference No. | 71000712[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 11, 1971 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
History and architectural features
editBuilt circa 1735 by Anthony Morris for his son John,[2][3] this historic structure is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, stone dwelling with a gambrel roof. It has ten fireplaces, some with iron firebacks.[2]
Peter Legaux was the owner of "Spring Mill," a nearby gristmill that was in operation by 1704. The mill burned in 1967, and its stone ruins were demolished.[3] Legaux also started the Pennsylvania Vine Company—which would become the first commercial vineyard in the US—on this property.[4]
Mount Joy was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (October 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mount Joy" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-14.
- ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Ella Aderman (July 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Miller's House at Spring Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ Madaio, Mike (2019). Lost Mount Penn: Wineries, Railroads and Resorts of Reading. Charleston, SC: The History Press. ISBN 1467141143.