Morton Morton House
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Morton Morton House | |
Morton Morton House, November 2009 | |
Location | Jct. of Muckinipates and Darby Creeks, Norwood, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°52′50″N 75°17′27″W / 39.88056°N 75.29083°WCoordinates: 39°52′50″N 75°17′27″W / 39.88056°N 75.29083°W |
Area | 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) |
Built | c. 1750 |
Architect | Dickey, John (restoration) |
Architectural style | Colonial, Georgian |
NRHP reference No. | 00000055[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 4, 2000 |
Morton Morton House, also known as the Morton Mortonson House and Morton and Lydia Morton House, is a historic home located at Norwood, Delaware County, Pennsylvania at the confluence of the Muckinipattis Creek and Darby Creek. It was built about 1750, and consists of a 2-story, symmetrical brick house with a gable roof and a 1+1⁄2-story wing with a gambrel roof. The interior has a Georgian hall-parlor plan. The building was restored in 1971, and is open as a historic house operated by the Norwood Historical Society.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
- ^ a b "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 Margaret Westfield and Sylvia Koehler (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morton Morton House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-06.
External links
- Norwood Historical Society website
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1240, "Morton Mortensen House", 7 measured drawings
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- Historic house museums in Pennsylvania
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Pennsylvania
- Colonial architecture in Pennsylvania
- Georgian architecture in Pennsylvania
- Houses completed in 1750
- Houses in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- Museums in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
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