Abram Huston House and Carriage House explained

Abram Huston House and Carriage House
Location:53 S. 1st Ave., Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.9817°N -75.8225°W
Built:1889
Architect:Cope & Stewardson
Added:September 15, 1977
Refnum:77001149
Nrhp Type2:cp
Designated Nrhp Type2:May 14, 1987
Partof:Coatesville Historic District
Lukens Historic District
Partof Refnum:87000667
94001186
Nrhp Type3:nhldcp
Designated Nrhp Type3:April 19, 1994

Abram Huston House and Carriage House, also known as the Coatesville City Hall and Police Station and "Graystone Mansion," is a historic building located at Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was designed and built in 1889, by the architectural firm of Cope & Stewardson. The house is a -story building, built of shaped coursed stone, irregularly shaped in plan, and has a two-story wing added in 1925. The carriage house is L-shaped, and features a two-story tower with a conical roof. The house was built as the home of Abram Huston, president of the Lukens Steel Company. The house was Coatesville City Hall and the carriage house was the Coatesville jail from 1939 to 1992.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-11-15. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H001528_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Abram Huston House and Carriage House]. 2012-11-14. Alice Kent Schooler and Susan M. Zacher. PDF. February 1977.