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Jenkins Homestead

Coordinates: 40°14′17″N 75°16′56″W / 40.23806°N 75.28222°W / 40.23806; -75.28222
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Jenkins Homestead
Jenkin Homestead, November 2011
Jenkins Homestead is located in Pennsylvania
Jenkins Homestead
Jenkins Homestead is located in the United States
Jenkins Homestead
Location137 Jenkins Ave.,
Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°14′17″N 75°16′56″W / 40.23806°N 75.28222°W / 40.23806; -75.28222
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Builtc. 1805
Architectural styleEnglish vernacular farmstead
NRHP reference No.77001176[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1977

Jenkins Homestead is a historic home located at Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1805, and is a 2+12-story, five-bay, stucco over stone dwelling. It has two front entryways, one entering onto a through central hallway. It is the oldest structure in Lansdale.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[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 2012-05-14. Note: This includes Madeline L. Cohen; Inez Early Lincoln; Joseph DelCiotto (1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jenkins Homestead" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-04-21.