Wilmot House

Wilmot House

Wilmot House, HABS Photo, October 1936
Location Wayne St., Bethany, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°36′46″N 75°17′3″W / 41.61278°N 75.28417°W / 41.61278; -75.28417Coordinates: 41°36′46″N 75°17′3″W / 41.61278°N 75.28417°W / 41.61278; -75.28417
Area less than one acre
Built c. 1811
NRHP Reference # 74001815[1]
Added to NRHP February 15, 1974

Wilmot House, also known as David Wilmot House, is a historic home located at Bethany, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1811, and is a 2 1/2-story, wood frame dwelling in the style of a New England farmhouse. It is three bays wide and two bays deep and has a medium pitch gable roof. It has a 1 1/2-story addition with a saltbox roof. Congressman, Senator, and abolition advocate David Wilmot (1814-1868) was born in the house in 1814.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Harvey Freedenberg (July 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wilmot House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-06.


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