Morton Morton House, also known as the Morton Mortonson House and Morton and Lydia Morton House, is a historic home located at
Norwood,
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Delaware County, colloquially referred to as Delco, is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. With a population of 576,830 as of the 2020 census, it is the fifth-most populous county in Pennsylvania and the third=smallest in area.
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at the
confluence of the
Muckinipattis Creek and
Darby Creek. It was built about 1750, and consists of a 2-story, symmetrical brick house with a gable roof and a -story wing with a gambrel roof. The interior has a
Georgian
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Common meanings
* Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country)
** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians
**Georgian scripts, three scrip ...
hall-parlor plan. The building was restored in 1971, and is open as a historic house operated by the Norwood Historical Society.
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It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 2000.
References
External links
Norwood Historical Society website*
Historic house museums in Pennsylvania
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Historic American Buildings Survey in Pennsylvania
Colonial architecture in Pennsylvania
Georgian architecture in Pennsylvania
Houses completed in 1750
Houses in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Museums in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
National Register of Historic Places in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
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