The Nook (Spring Garden Township, Pennsylvania)

The Nook, also known as the Francis Farquhar House, is an historic, American home that is located in Spring Garden Township, York County, Pennsylvania.

[1] Designed by architect John A. Dempwolf and built between 1893 and 1898 for Francis Farquhar, son of Arthur B. Farquhar, this historic structure is a 2+1⁄2-story, Queen Anne/Shingle Style dwelling.

The exterior has a variety of finishes including brick, clapboard, wood shingles, and stucco.

The house features a polygonal turret, intersecting roofs of slate and shingle, and terra cotta ornamentation.

Also located on the property are a contributing small log playhouse and garage.