Johannes Eberly House

Johannes Eberly House, also known as the Old Bricker House or the McCormick House, is a historic home located at Hampden Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1794 and 1798, and is a 2 1/2-story, fieldstone building with a gable roof, four bays wide. Its architecture suggests a transition from Georgian to Federal style, with a combination of Dutch-German and English building styles. Its builder, Martin Rupp, also built Peace Church.[2]

Johannes Eberly House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Northeast of Mechanicsburg on U.S. Route 11, Hampden Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°14′25″N 76°58′41″W
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1794-1798
Built by	Rupp, Martin
Architectural style	Georgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.	73001619[1]
Added to NRHP	April 2, 1973

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

The Johannes Eberly House is also notable for being the site of the Skirmish of Sporting Hill, the northernmost engagement of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (August 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Johannes Eberly House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-21.