William Smith House (Wrightstown, Pennsylvania)

The William Smith House, also known as Brooks, is an historic, American home that is located in Wrightstown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

William Smith House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
William Smith House. October 2012.
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Location	Mud and Penns Park Rd., Wrightstown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°15′46.9″N 74°59′25.6″W
Area	2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Built	1686, 1690, 1965, 1968
NRHP reference No.	77001131[1]
Added to NRHP	April 13, 1977

The oldest structure in Wrightstown and one of the oldest in the nation, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1]

History and architectural features

The original section of this historic structure was built in 1686, and was a two-story, walnut log cabin. A fieldstone addition was built in 1690. The log section was subsequently covered in clapboard. Sympathetic modern additions were built in 1965 and 1968. It is the oldest structure in Wrightstown and one of the oldest in the nation.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1]