The Simon Cameron House and Bank consists of an historic home and

bank A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets. Because ...

building that are located in Middletown,

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Dauphin County (; Pennsylvania Dutch: Daffin Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 286,401. The county seat and the largest city is Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's state capital and ninth ...

. 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 1976.

History and architectural features

This historic house was built circa 1833, and is a -story, three-bay, brick building with a typical half-Georgian plan. Attached to the house is a -story, three-bay, stone building, also with a typical half-Georgian plan. The stone structure originally housed the Cameron Bank, which was chartered in 1832. The house was the primary residence for the family of Simon Cameron (1799-1889) from 1832 to 1855. Simon Cameron's son

J. Donald Cameron James Donald Cameron (May 14, 1833 – August 30, 1918) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant and in the United States Senate for nearly twenty years. In May, 1876 Cameron was ...

(1833-1918) was born in the house. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

in 1976.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cameron, Simon, House and Bank Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1833 Houses in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania