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John Bishop House

Coordinates: 40°18′2″N 75°50′56″W / 40.30056°N 75.84889°W / 40.30056; -75.84889
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John Bishop House
John Bishop House, March 2011
John Bishop House is located in Pennsylvania
John Bishop House
John Bishop House is located in the United States
John Bishop House
LocationPerkiomen Avenue east of Reading, Exeter Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°18′2″N 75°50′56″W / 40.30056°N 75.84889°W / 40.30056; -75.84889
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1770
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Other, Palladian Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.85001390[1]
Added to NRHPJune 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+12-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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-08-25. Note: This includes Richard Levengood and Dale Wayne Slusser (November 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Bishop House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.