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Adam Orris House

Coordinates: 40°12′42″N 77°0′51″W / 40.21167°N 77.01417°W / 40.21167; -77.01417
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Adam Orris House
Adam Orris House is located in Pennsylvania
Adam Orris House
Adam Orris House is located in the United States
Adam Orris House
Location318 W. Main St., Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°12′42″N 77°0′51″W / 40.21167°N 77.01417°W / 40.21167; -77.01417
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Builtc. 1887
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No.87002206[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 1987

Adam Orris House is a historic home located at Mechanicsburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1887, and is a three-story, rectangular brick building in the Second Empire style. It features a tin mansard roof, projecting three-story bay, corner tower, and full-width front porch. Also on the property is a contributing carriage house, also built about 1887.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-01-22. Note: This includes Mary Jo Martin and William Sisson (1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Adam Orris House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-22.