Enoch Wright House
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Enoch Wright House is a historic building in
Peters Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania Peters Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 22,915 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. History Peters Township was incorporated in 1781 as one of Was ...
, United States. The house was built sometime around 1815 by Enoch Wright on land he inherited from his father, Joshua, who moved to the area in around 1772. Wright family members lived in the house until 1862, when they began to rent it out. In 1972, they donated the house to the Peters Creek Historical Society, which now uses it as a museum. Bricks for the house were manufactured on site. The house was built for two families, with separate kitchens on each end. The house's 12 rooms each have their own fireplaces.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Enoch, House Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Federal architecture in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1815 Houses in Washington County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Pennsylvania 1815 establishments in Pennsylvania