William Black Homestead is a historic home located at New Cumberland in

Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Cumberland County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 259,469. Its county seat is Carlisle. Cumberland County is included in the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. His ...

. It was built about 1776, and consists of a -story, 3-bay,

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main section with a gable roof, and a 1-story kitchen wing. The house was restored in 1960. A large one-story frame wing was added in 1975, containing modern amenities. ''Note:'' This includes It was listed on the

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in 1977.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1776 Houses in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-NRHP-stub