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Gen. John Thompson House
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The house in 2013
Gen. John Thompson House is located in Pennsylvania
Gen. John Thompson House
Location in Pennsylvania
Gen. John Thompson House is located in the United States
Gen. John Thompson House
Location in the United States
Location E. Branch Rd., east of State College, College Township, Pennsylvania
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1813–1814
Architectural style Georgian vernacular
NRHP reference No. 78002366
Added to NRHP March 29, 1978

Gen. John Thompson House is a historic home located at College Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1813-1814, and is a two-story, three-bay, Georgian style limestone and sandstone farmhouse with stone kitchen ell. The interior has a traditional center hall plan. A large one-story board-and-batten sided family room addition was built in 1958-1959. Also on the property is a large barn dated to the American Civil War period.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

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