Dorsey, Joseph, House

113 Cherry Ave., West Brownsville, Pennsylvania. County/parish: Washington.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 19, 1974. NRIS 74001814.

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

Joseph Dorsey House

Joseph Dorsey House was a historic building in West Brownsville, Pennsylvania. It is designated as a historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation.

The namesake Joseph Dorsey, a Maryland native, built the stone house c. 1787 on a large estate of 1,280 acres (5.2 km2).

The house no longer stands, having been destroyed by a 1993 fire.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998630

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