Brotherton Farm

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Brotherton Farm
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Brotherton Farm is located in Pennsylvania
Brotherton Farm
LocationSouthwest of Chambersburg on Falling Spring Road, Guilford Township
Coordinates39°54′43″N 77°36′58″W / 39.91194°N 77.61611°W / 39.91194; -77.61611Coordinates: 39°54′43″N 77°36′58″W / 39.91194°N 77.61611°W / 39.91194; -77.61611
Area7.9 acres (3.2 ha)
Builtc. 1820
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.79002227[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 1979

Brotherton Farm, also known as the Brotherton-McKenzie Farm, is a historic home and farm complex located at Guilford Township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The house was built about 1820, and is a two-story, five bay, "L"-shaped limestone dwelling in the Federal style. It has a two-story, four-bay rear ell. Also on the property are the contributing 1+1⁄2-story stone spring house, frame wash house, and frame bank barn.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

  • Springhouse

  • Front

  • South side

  • Rear ell from the northeast

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Paula Stoner (May 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brotherton Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-04.
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