Gass House
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Gass House
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| Location | East of Chambersburg off U.S. Route 30, Guilford Township |
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| Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
| Built | c. 1760 |
| NRHP Reference # | 77001168[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 11, 1977 |
Gass House, also known as Gass Family Home, Farm House at Franklin Farms, and Union Plantation, is a historic home located at Guilford Township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The house was built about 1760, and is a 2 1/2-story, five bay, fieldstone dwelling. It has a two-story, two bay by two bay limestone extension on the north side. It is an example of Scotch-Irish farmhouse architecture.[2]
William Gass, a fuller who had immigrated from Ireland, built the house about 1760 and left it to his brother Benjamin. Benjamin's son, Patrick Gass was born in the house. Patrick later became a soldier and a carpenter and was an important member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Patrick was in line to inherit the house, but it is unclear whether he ever lived in it as the owner. In 1808 the house was sold to the county for use as an almshouse.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
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