Pottsgrove Mansion
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States
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Pottsgrove Manor, also known as the John Potts House, is an historic home that is located in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Pottsgrove Manor | |
Pennsylvania state historical marker | |
Pottsgrove Manor, March 2011 | |
  Location within Pennsylvania  Location within the United States | |
| Location | West of Pottstown on Benjamin Franklin Highway (High Street), Pottstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 40°14′52″N 75°39′35″W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1752 |
| Architectural style | Early Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001796[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 18, 1974 |
| Designated PHMC | September 25, 2000[2] |
Located in the Old Pottstown Historic District, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
History and architectural features
This historic structure was built in 1752 by John Potts, and is a large two-story, rectangular, sandstone and fieldstone building that was designed in the Georgian style. It has a five-bay front facade, a gable roof, and a center hall plan. The service wing was added between 1790 and 1805, and the rebuilt east wing was added between 1941 and 1952 during a restoration.
It is open to the public as an eighteenth-century historic house museum and is owned by Montgomery County.[3]
