Benjamin Blythe Homestead
Benjamin Blythe Homestead | |
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| Location | 217 Means Hollow Road, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°2′3″N 77°30′43″W / 40.03417°N 77.51194°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 77001160[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 15, 1977 |
Benjamin Blythe Homestead, also known as Hazel Glen and Blythstead, is a historic home located at Shippensburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was built before 1798, and is a two-story, limestone house in the Georgian style, with a rear kitchen ell. Also on the property is a contemporary limestone barn measuring 37 by 80 feet (11 by 24 m). Benjamin Blythe was one of the first 15 settlers of the Shippensburg area.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[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 Rose Diller and Susan M. Zacher (January 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Benjamin Blythe Homestead" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-21.
