Erie in Erie County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Kennedy Double House

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 13, 2018

1. Kennedy Double House Marker

Inscription. Erected in 1840, the last of three Federal style houses built at 5th & Holland by prominent brickmaker David Kennedy. It is typical of double houses occupied by workers of the period rear wings added in 1860's. Listed on National Register of Historic Places.

Erected 1984 by Erie County Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 42° 7.931′ N, 80° 4.949′ W. Marker is in Erie, Pennsylvania, in Erie County. It is on Holland Street north of East 5th Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 424 Holland Street, Erie PA 16507, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

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and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kennedy Row Houses (within shouting distance of this marker); Brewster House (within shouting distance of this marker); Tibbals House (within shouting distance of this marker); Don't Give Up the Ship (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gideon Ball House (about 700 feet away); Harry T. Burleigh (about 700 feet away); Boston Store Livery & Garage (about 700 feet away); Historic Erie Flagpole (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Erie.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 13, 2018

2. Kennedy Double House Marker

National Register of Historic Places plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 13, 2018

3. National Register of Historic Places plaque

Federal Row
Kennedy Double House c. 1840
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

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