Pottsgrove Manor, also known as the John Potts House, is a historic home located at Pottstown,

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. It was built in 1752 by John Potts, and is a large two-story, rectangular,

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and

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building in the

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style. It has a five-bay front facade, gable roof, and a center hall plan. The service wing was added 1790–1805, and the rebuilt east wing was built 1941–1952 during a restoration. It is open to the public as an 18th-century

historic house museum A historic house museum is a house of historic significance that has been transformed into a museum. Historic furnishings may be displayed in a way that reflects their original placement and usage in a home. Historic house museums are held to a ...

owned by Montgomery County. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

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in 1974. It is located in the

Old Pottstown Historic District Old Pottstown Historic District is a national historic district located in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 956 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the central business district and surrounding residenti ...

References

External links

Pottsgrove Manor website
Historic house museums in Pennsylvania Museums in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Biographical museums in Pennsylvania Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Georgian architecture in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1752 Houses in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-museum-stub