Gen. John Lacey Homestead
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Gen. John Lacey Homestead is a historic home located at Wycombe, Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in six sections over 200 years, with the earliest constructed in 1755. The oldest section is a -story, random-
fieldstone Fieldstone is a naturally occurring type of stone, which lies at or near the surface of the Earth. Fieldstone is a nuisance for farmers seeking to expand their land under cultivation, but at some point it began to be used as a construction mate ...
structure with a
slate Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. It is the finest grained foliated metamorphic rock. ...
-covered gable roof. Attached to it are two -story, fieldstone sections with slate gable roofs. The fourth section is a -story, plaster-covered stone section. The fifth section is a -story, enclosed porch with a shed roof. The sixth section is a -story, frame section with a gable roof. It was the home of Revolutionary War General John Lacey (1755–1814). ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lacey, Gen. John, Homestead Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Houses in Bucks County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Bucks County, Pennsylvania