Built 1798 Opened 1798 Architectural style Georgian architecture | NRHP Reference # 83002290 Area 2 ha Added to NRHP 3 May 1983 | |
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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
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