John Douglass House

John Douglass House, also known as the Governor Sproul Birthplace, is a historic home located at Colerain Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is a 2 1/2-story, five bay stone dwelling with a center hall plan in the Georgian style. The house was built about 1769, with a remodeling sometime after 1815 when a summer kitchen was added and the original walk-in fireplace was filled in. The property was restored in 2007. Also on the property are a contributing bank barn, log smokehouse, and the ruins of a stone carriage shed. It was the birthplace of Pennsylvania Governor William Cameron Sproul (1870–1928).[2]

John Douglass House
LocationSproul Road, south of Pennsylvania Route 896, Kirkwood, Colerain Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°51′55″N 76°0′30″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Builtc. 1769
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.90001411[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1990

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References
  1. "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Frederick L. Richards and Paula B. Kunkel (February 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Douglass House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-14.


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