Cookes House, Historic house from 1761 in York, Pennsylvania.
The stone building features four windows on its eastern facade with distinct stone arches above the first floor window supports.
Thomas Paine, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, stayed at Cookes House during the Second Continental Congress sessions in York from 1777 to 1778.
The structure combines Germanic and Provincial Georgian architectural elements, representing the building traditions of early Pennsylvania settlements.
Located at 438-440 Cookes House Lane, the property spans 0.1 acres and stands as the third oldest building in York.
The interior structure has undergone substantial modifications, retaining only select original elements such as baseboards and chair rails.
Location: Pennsylvania
GPS coordinates: 39.95500,-76.73580
Latest update: September 23, 2025 14:24
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