John Bishop House
John Bishop House | |
John Bishop House, March 2011 | |
| Location | Perkiomen Avenue east of Reading, Exeter Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°18′2″N 75°50′56″W / 40.30056°N 75.84889°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | c. 1770 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Other, Palladian Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001390[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 27, 1985 |
John Bishop House is a historic home located in Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is a colonial Georgian dwelling in the Palladian style. It was built about 1770, and is a 2+1⁄2-story stone dwelling with a gable roof and two-story addition. It features a cut stone facade, Georgian entryway, and open staircase rising three stories.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2012. Note: This includes Richard Levengood and Dale Wayne Slusser (November 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Bishop House" (PDF). Retrieved August 22, 2012.