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The Forry House

149 North Newberry Street

 
 
The Forry House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 3, 2020
1. The Forry House Marker
Inscription.
The Forry House
Built 1809

has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places

by the United States
Department of the Interior

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1809.
 
Location. 39° 57.782′ N, 76° 44.159′ W. Marker is in York, Pennsylvania, in York County. It is at the intersection of North Newberry Street and Gay Street on North Newberry Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 149 N Newberry St, York PA 17401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, in the Susquehanna Valley, and in Greater Harrisburg. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance
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of this marker: Eyster, Weiser Company Bell (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Caterpillar Tractor Company Gear (about 500 feet away); World War II Memorial (about 700 feet away); General Jacob L. Devers (about 700 feet away); Jake Devers (about 800 feet away); Made in York (approx. 0.2 miles away); Inventing the Future: Trails & Greenways (approx. 0.2 miles away); Memorial Bench in Memory of Ms. Lillie Belle Allen (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in York.
 
Also see . . .  Forry House. Wikipedia article (Submitted on July 4, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.) 
 
The Forry House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 3, 2020
2. The Forry House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 336 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jul. 25, 2026