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Area
  
2.3 acres (0.93 ha)

Built by
  
Dempwolf

NRHP Reference #
  
82003821

Built
  
1893-1898

Architectural style
  
Queen Anne

The Nook

Location
  
1101 Farquhar Drive, south of York, Spring Garden Township, Pennsylvania

The Nook, also known as the Francis Farquhar House, is a historic home located at Spring Garden Township, York County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by noted architect John A. Dempwolf and built between 1893 and 1898. It is a 2 1/2-story, Queen Anne / Shingle Style dwelling. The exterior has a variety of finishes including brick, clapboard, wood shingles, and stucco. The house features a polygonal turret, intersecting roofs of slate and shingle, and terra cotta ornamentation. Also on the property are a contributing small log playhouse and garage.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

References

The Nook Wikipedia


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