Millmont Farm
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| Location | East of Mercersburg at the junction of Pennsylvania Routes 16 and 416, Montgomery Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°48′16″N 77°52′24″W / 39.80444°N 77.87333°WCoordinates: 39°48′16″N 77°52′24″W / 39.80444°N 77.87333°W |
| Area | 28.7 acres (11.6 ha) |
| Built | 1798-1821 |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Other, Georgian vernacular |
| NRHP Reference # | 79002233[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 27, 1979 |
Millmont Farm is a historic home and farm complex located at Montgomery Township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The property includes the main house, a double log house, a stone and frame secondary dwelling, a large frame bank barn, and the site of a grist mill. The main house was built between 1798 and 1821, and is a 2-story, five bay stone dwelling with a 1 1/2-story rear wing. It has a vernacular Georgian plan. The property was owned by James Ramsey, whose granddaughters were the sisters Jane Irwin Harrison (1804–1846), daughter-in-law of and White House hostess for U.S. President William Henry Harrison, and Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin Harrison (1810-1850), mother of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Paula Stoner Dickey (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Millmont Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-04.
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