The William and Caroline Schall House is an historic, American home that is located in Green Lane in

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Montgomery County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the third-most populous county in Pennsylvania and the 73rd-most populous county in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the county was 856,55 ...

. It was added to the

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in 2007.

History and architectural features

Built circa 1835, this historic residence was designed in the

Federal Federal or foederal (archaic) may refer to: Politics General *Federal monarchy, a federation of monarchies *Federation, or ''Federal state'' (federal system), a type of government characterized by both a central (federal) government and states or ...

style and is a -story, five-bay, "L"-shaped, stone dwelling with an open, two-story porch. A

Colonial Revival The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture. The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the archi ...

style

portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...

was added to the front facade circa 1925. Also located on the property is a contributing,

stucco Stucco or render is a construction material made of aggregates, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as a decorative coating for walls and ceilings, exterior walls, and as a sculptural and a ...

-covered wash house that was also built circa 1835. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

in 2007.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schall, William and Caroline, House Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Federal architecture in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1835 Houses in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania