Joseph J. Oller House Explained

Joseph J. Oller House
Location:138 W. Main St., Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.7572°N -77.5814°W
Built:1891-1892, 1910
Architect:Cook, D. F.
Builder:Good, A.M., & Brothers
Architecture:Queen Anne
Added:June 28, 1996
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:96000707

The Joseph J. Oller House is an American historic home that is located in Waynesboro in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

Now the headquarters of the Waynesboro Historical Society,[1] this property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

History and architectural features

Built between 1891 and 1892, this historic structure is a two-and-one-half-story, seventeen-room, brick dwelling that was designed in the Queen Anne style. A two-story addition was built in 1910. The house features a multi-gabled slate roof and a projecting round bay topped by a tower and conical roof. Also located on the property is a one-story, wood-frame carriage house and two-story, wood-frame stable.[2]

The property is headquarters of the Waynesboro Historical Society.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-02-05. 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|H102214_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Joseph J. Oller House]. 2012-02-04. Mary B. Caverly. PDF. January 1996.
  2. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-02-05. 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|H102214_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Joseph J. Oller House]. 2012-02-04. Mary B. Caverly. PDF. January 1996.
  3. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-02-05. 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|H102214_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Joseph J. Oller House]. 2012-02-04. Mary B. Caverly. PDF. January 1996.