Hower-Slote House

Hower-Slote House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Hower-Slote House, October 2009
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Location	West of Turbotville, Lewis, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	41°06′06″N 76°47′45″W
Area	15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built	c. 1845
NRHP reference No.	79002314[1]
Added to NRHP	August 22, 1979

The Hower-Slote House, also known as the Fort Freeland House, is an historic home which is located in Lewis Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

History and architectural features

Built circa 1845, this historic structure is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay-by-two-bay, rectangular, brick dwelling, which was designed in the Germanic style. It measures forty feet by twenty-eight feet, and has a gable roof. The house is situated on the American Revolutionary War location, Fort Freeland, and was also the site of grist and sawmills (1772), a fulling mill (1806), and later commercial enterprises.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-05-27. Note: This includes Dean R. Wagner (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hower-Slote House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-27.

External links

• Warrior Run-Fort Freeland Heritage Society website