Col. Edward Cook House Explained

Col. Edward Cook House
Location:	East of Belle Vernon, Washington Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	40.1269°N -79.8272°W
Built:	1772-1776
Builder:	Cook, Col. Edward
Added:	March 29, 1978
Refnum:	78003090

Col. Edward Cook House is a historic home located at Washington Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA. It was built between 1772 and 1776, and is a two-story, four-bay, rectangular stone dwelling with a one-story kitchen wing. The main block measures 36 feet by 28 feet and the kitchen wing 24 feet by 20 feet. It has a medium-pitched gable roof and plain cornice with return. Also on the property are a contributing smoke house and wash house.^[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-01-28. 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|H000860_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Col. Edward Cook House]. January 28, 2012. Michael J. Gallis. PDF. April 1977.