John Douglass House Explained

John Douglass House
Location:	Sproul Road, south of Pennsylvania Route 896, Kirkwood, Colerain Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	39.8653°N -76.0083°W
Built:	c. 1769
Architecture:	Georgian
Added:	September 5, 1990
Refnum:	90001411

The John Douglass House is an historic American home that is located in Colerain Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

The birthplace of Pennsylvania Governor William Cameron Sproul (1870–1928), it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

History and architectural features

This historic structure is a -story, five-bay, stone dwelling with a center hall plan, and was designed in the Georgian style. Built circa 1769, with a remodeling sometime after 1815 when a summer kitchen was added and the original walk-in fireplace was filled in, this house was restored in 2007. Also located on the property are a contributing bank barn, log smokehouse, and the ruins of a stone carriage shed. It was the birthplace of Pennsylvania Governor William Cameron Sproul (1870–1928).^[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Notes and References

Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania . CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System . Searchable database . 2012-02-14 . 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|H096415_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Douglass House ]. 2012-02-14 . Frederick L. Richards and Paula B. Kunkel . PDF . February 1990 .