John Ayres House


John Ayres House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1801 Peter's Mountain Rd.; Northwest of Dauphin on PA 325, Middle Paxton Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°23′54″N 76°56′52″W / 40.39833°N 76.94778°W / 40.39833; -76.94778Coordinates: 40°23′54″N 76°56′52″W / 40.39833°N 76.94778°W / 40.39833; -76.94778
Area	7.5 acres (3.0 ha)
Built	c. 1805
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP Reference #	79002215^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 7, 1979

John Ayres House is a historic home located at Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The original section was built between 1800 and 1810, and expanded between 1815 and 1825. It is a large, 2 1/2-story, 5-bay, limestone dwelling in the Federal style. Also on the property are a contributing gazebo, carriage house (c. 1895), stable, early stone pig or sheep barn (c. 1895), spring house, and tennis courts (1939).^[2]

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

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Madeline Cohen and Barbara Philpott (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Ayres House" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-12.

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