General William Montgomery House

Gen. William Montgomery House is a historic home located at Danville in Montour County, Pennsylvania. It is a ​2 1⁄2-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, ​2 1⁄2-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).[3]

Gen. William Montgomery House
Location1 and 3 Bloom St., Danville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°57′52″N 76°37′0″W
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1777
NRHP reference No.79002305[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 09, 1979
Designated PHMCMay 06, 1952[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

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

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  3. Ned Ritter (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Gen. William Montgomery House" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
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