Alexander Hamilton House
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Alexander Hamilton House
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| Location: | 45 E. Main St., Waynesboro, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: | 39°45′18″N 77°34′35″W / 39.755°N 77.57639°WCoordinates: 39°45′18″N 77°34′35″W / 39.755°N 77.57639°W |
| Area: | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
| Built: | 1814 |
| Architect: | Bittinger,Mr. |
| Architectural style: | Georgian, Georgian vernacular |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 80003501[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | June 27, 1980 |
The Alexander Hamilton House at 45 East Main Street in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, is now the site of the Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 27, 1980.
The town’s library is not named for Alexander Hamilton the founding father, but for Alexander Hamilton, a Waynesboro land speculator and wagon maker. Built around 1816 by John Bittinger, the Georgian-style 16-room brick house with dual fireplace chimneys was purchased by Waynesboro’s Alexander Hamilton in 1842. The house remained in the family until the 1943 death of Hamilton’s granddaughter, Jane Stover Yost, who bequeathed the property to the Borough of Waynesboro for the town’s first permanent public library. The McCleary home, once located on the east side of the library, was demolished to make way for the library wing added in 1987. The back yard contains a summer kitchen from the Hamilton era, as well as old gristmill grinding stones donated by Sammy Stoner. The brick courtyard and flower gardens make the area a charming place to visit.
National Register of Historic Places - Listing Information
Hamilton, Alexander, House (added 1980 - - #80003501)
Also known as Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library
45 E. Main St., Waynesboro
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Bittinger,Mr.
Architectural Style: Other, Georgian
Area of Significance: Architecture
Period of Significance: 1800-1824
Owner: Local municipality
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Current Function: Education
Current Sub-function: Library
This name is also used for a bed and breakfast style inn in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.
[edit] See also
- Hamilton Grange National Memorial — Alexander Hamilton's Manhattan home
[edit] References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
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