Adam Orris House Explained

Adam Orris House
Location:318 W. Main St., Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.2117°N -77.0142°W
Built:c. 1887
Architecture:Second Empire
Added:December 30, 1987
Refnum:87002206

Adam Orris House is a historic home located at Mechanicsburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1887, and is a three-story, rectangular brick building in the Second Empire style. It features a tin mansard roof, projecting three-story bay, corner tower, and full-width front porch. Also on the property is a contributing carriage house, also built about 1887.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-01-22. 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|H089638_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Adam Orris House]. 2012-01-22. Mary Jo Martin and William Sisson. PDF. 1987.

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