Terracina (Coatesville, Pennsylvania)

Terracina, also known as The Huston House, is a historic home located at Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1848, and is a 2 12-story, stuccoed stone dwelling with a steeply pitched roof in the Gothic Revival style. It has a two-story, flat-roofed rear wing. It features a full-width, hipped-roof front porch. The house was built as a wedding present by Rebecca Lukens for her daughter Isabella upon her marriage to Dr. Charles Huston.[2]

Terracina
Terracina, 2013
Location76 S. 1st Ave., Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°58′52″N 75°49′21″W
Area2.1 acres (0.85 ha)
Built1848
Architectural styleGothic Revival
Part ofCoatesville Historic District
Lukens Historic District (ID87000667
94001186)
NRHP reference No.78002369[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 13, 1978
Designated CPMay 14, 1987
Designated NHLDCPApril 19, 1994

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] It is also part of the Lukens Historic District which was listed as a National Historic Landmark in 1994.[3]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Maureen L. Carlson (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Terracina" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  3. "Lukens Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2008-02-06.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.