Mount Joy (Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania)

Mount Joy
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Mount Joy, November 2011
Location	North Lane and East Hector Street, Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°4′36″N 75°17′12″W / 40.07667°N 75.28667°WCoordinates: 40°4′36″N 75°17′12″W / 40.07667°N 75.28667°W
Area	1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built	c. 1735
NRHP Reference #	71000712[1]
Added to NRHP	March 11, 1971

Mount Joy, also known as the Peter Legaux Mansion, is a historic house in the Spring Mill section of Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

It was built about 1735, and is a 2 1/2-story, five bay, stone dwelling with a gambrel roof. It has 10 fireplaces, some with iron firebacks.^[2]

Peter Legaux was the owner of "Spring Mill," a nearby gristmill that was in operation by 1704. The mill burned in 1967, and its stone ruins were demolished.^[3]

Mount Joy was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.^[1]

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (October 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mount Joy" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-14.
3. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Ella Aderman (July 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Miller's House at Spring Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-24.