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Built
  
1798

Opened
  
1798

Architectural style
  
Georgian architecture

NRHP Reference #
  
83002290

Area
  
2 ha

Added to NRHP
  
3 May 1983

Pettit's Ford

Location
  
4400 Colonial Road, west of Dover, Dover Township, Pennsylvania, United States

Pettit's Ford is an American historic home located in Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania.

Description

It was built in 1798, and is a two-and-one-half story, rectangular red sandstone building in the Georgian style. It measures 22 feet (6.7 metres) by 50 feet (15 metres) and is five bays wide. Also on the property are a contributing small stable / carriage house (c. 1902) and a former summer kitchen (c. 1878). The property is located at a former ford across the Conewago Creek.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

References

Pettit's Ford Wikipedia