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Mount Joy (Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania)

Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States

Summary

Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States

Field	Value
name	Mount Joy
image	Mount Joy Conshohocken PA.jpg
caption	Mount Joy, November 2011
location	North Lane and East Hector Street,
Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania
coordinates
locmapin	Pennsylvania#USA
built	c. 1735
added	March 11, 1971
area	1.9 acre
refnum	71000712

Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania

Mount Joy, also known as the Peter Legaux Mansion, is an historic, American house that is located in the Spring Mill section of Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

History and architectural features

Built circa 1735 by Anthony Morris for his son John, this historic structure is a -story, five-bay, stone dwelling with a gambrel roof. It has ten fireplaces, some with iron firebacks.

Peter Legaux was the owner of "Spring Mill," a nearby gristmill that was in operation by 1704. The mill burned in 1967, and its stone ruins were demolished. Legaux also started the Pennsylvania Vine Company—which would become the first commercial vineyard in the US—on this property.

Mount Joy was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

References

{{NRISref
Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks. (October 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Mount Joy". National Archives and Records Administration.
Ella Aderman. (July 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Miller's House at Spring Mill". National Archives and Records Administration.
(2019). "Lost Mount Penn: Wineries, Railroads and Resorts of Reading". The History Press.

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