John Ayres House

John Ayres House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1801 Peter's Mountain Rd.; Northwest of Dauphin on PA 325, Middle Paxton Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°23′54″N 76°56′52″W / 40.39833°N 76.94778°W / 40.39833; -76.94778Coordinates: 40°23′54″N 76°56′52″W / 40.39833°N 76.94778°W / 40.39833; -76.94778
Area	7.5 acres (3.0 ha)
Built	c. 1805
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP Reference #	79002215
Added to NRHP	September 7, 1979

John Ayres House is a historic home located at Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The original section was built between 1800 and 1810, and expanded between 1815 and 1825. It is a large, 2 1/2-story, 5-bay, limestone dwelling in the Federal style. Also on the property are a contributing gazebo, carriage house (c. 1895), stable, early stone pig or sheep barn (c. 1895), spring house, and tennis courts (1939).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.