Ross Common Manor

Ross Common Manor is a national historic district that is located in Ross Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.

Ross Common Manor
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	South of Saylorsburg on Pennsylvania Route 115 in Ross Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°51′54″N 75°18′23″W
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	c. 1810
Built by	Ross, John
NRHP reference No.	78002432[1]
Added to NRHP	November 22, 1978

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

History and architectural features

This district encompasses four contributing buildings and one contributing site that are located on the historic estate of Ross Common Manor. The manor house was built circa 1810, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay-wide, stone dwelling with a gable roof. The 1809 stone kitchen building was attached to the main house around 1890, and was built by John Ross (1770–1834), who served as a U.S. Congressman.

Also located on the property are a stone ice house (1810), a 3+1⁄2-story frame grist mill, a former barn (1880) that was converted to a theater in the 1930s, and the Ross family cemetery with burials dating from 1814 to the 1850s.

During the mid-19th century, the manor house was used as an inn and tavern.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]