Peter Wentz Homestead
Peter Wentz Homestead | |
 Peter Wentz Homestead. September 2012. | |
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| Location | Schultz Rd., Worcester Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 9.9 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1758 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001656[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 8, 1973 |
Peter Wentz Homestead is a historic home located at Worcester Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1758, and is a large 2 1/2-story, Georgian style dwelling with a rear kitchen wing and bake oven. The main part of the house is five bays wide and two bays deep. The front facade is built of dressed red sandstone and the remainder of the building is built on uncut sandstone. Also on the property are a contributing stone and frame barn and grist mill. The house served as headquarters for General George Washington before and after the Battle of Germantown, October 2-4 and 16-21, 1777.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
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Shed at Homestead, September 2012
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ ""National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania"" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes William K. Watson (November 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Peter Wentz Homestead" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-05.
