Thomas Munce House

Thomas Munce House
The house in January 2015
Nearest city Washington, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°11′13″N 80°10′48″W / 40.18694°N 80.18000°W / 40.18694; -80.18000Coordinates: 40°11′13″N 80°10′48″W / 40.18694°N 80.18000°W / 40.18694; -80.18000
Area less than one acre
Built 1803
Architectural style Georgian
NRHP Reference # 96000710[1]
Added to NRHP June 28, 1996

Thomas Munce House is a historic house in South Strabane Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. The earliest section was built in c. 1803 with additions in c. 1810 and 1835. The house is 2 12-story, stone, vernacular, Georgian-influenced with a gabled roof and a façade with five openings. The house is representative of the more substantial second-generation houses built to replace earlier log houses in Washington County.[2]

It is designated as a historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation,[3] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

  1. Staff (2009-03-13). "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 Clinton E. Piper (January 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Muince, Thomas, House" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-09-11. Photo
  3. "Munce, Thomas House". Landmark Registry - Residential Landmark/Farmstead. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Retrieved 2010-11-08.


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