Mount Joy (Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania)

Mount Joy, also known as the Peter Legaux Mansion, is a historic house in the Spring Mill section of Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Mount Joy
Mount Joy, November 2011
LocationNorth Lane and East Hector Street,
Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°4′36″N 75°17′12″W
Area1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Builtc. 1735
NRHP reference No.71000712[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 11, 1971

It was built about 1735 by Anthony Morris for his son John,[2][3] and is a 2 1/2-story, five bay, stone dwelling with a gambrel roof. It has 10 fireplaces, some with iron firebacks.[2]

Peter Legaux was the owner of "Spring Mill," a nearby gristmill that was in operation by 1704. The mill burned in 1967, and its stone ruins were demolished.[3]

Mount Joy was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[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 Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (October 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mount Joy" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-14.
  3. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Ella Aderman (July 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Miller's House at Spring Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-24.


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