General William Montgomery House Explained

Gen. William Montgomery House
Nrhp Type:nrhp
Location:1 and 3 Bloom St., Danville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.9644°N -76.6167°W
Built:1777
Added:August 09, 1979
Refnum:79002305
Designated Other1 Name:Pennsylvania state historical marker
Designated Other1 Abbr:PHMC
Designated Other1 Date:May 06, 1952[1]
Designated Other1 Link:List of Pennsylvania state historical markers
Designated Other1 Color:navy
Designated Other1 Textcolor:
  1. ffc94b

Gen. William Montgomery House is a historic home located at Danville in Montour County, Pennsylvania. It is a -story stone house with a pedimented gable roof. The main house is three bays by two bays. Attached to the stone structure is a gable-roofed, -story log and frame structure, thought to have been the original Montgomery House and constructed about 1777. It was the home of the developer of Danville, Gen. William Montgomery (1736–1816).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Montgomery House is now owned by the Montour County Historical Society and is open for seasonal tours on Sunday afternoons.

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  1. Web site: PHMC Historical Markers . Historical Marker Database . Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission . December 20, 2013 . https://archive.today/20131207041235/http://search.pahistoricalmarkers.com/ . December 7, 2013 . dead .
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Gen. William Montgomery House . n.d.. 2009-10-20 . Ned Ritter. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.