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Pugh Dungan House is a historic home located in Doylestown,
Bucks County, Pennsylvania Bucks County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 646,538, making it the fourth-most populous county in Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Doylestown. The county is named after the Englis ...
. It was built about 1830, and is a -story, five bay,
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ed brick and
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dwelling in the
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style. It features a single bay, pedimented
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supported by
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columns. A two-story rear porch was added in the mid- to late-19th century. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the
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in 1980.


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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Federal architecture in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1830 Houses in Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1830 establishments in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Pennsylvania {{BucksCountyPA-NRHP-stub