Jacob Leiby Farm

	Jacob Leiby Farm
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Jacob Leiby Farm Farmhouse. September 2013.
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Location	PA 143, Perry Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°32′00″N 75°52′47.2″W / 40.53333°N 75.879778°WCoordinates: 40°32′00″N 75°52′47.2″W / 40.53333°N 75.879778°W
Area	92 acres (37 ha)
Built	1829
Built by	Jacob Leiby
Architectural style	Federal, Vernacular Federal
MPS	Farms in Berks County MPS
NRHP reference No.	92000936
Added to NRHP	July 29, 1992

Jacob Leiby Farm is a historic farm complex, Pennsylvania Bluestone quarry, and national historic district located in Perry Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It has six contributing buildings, two contributing sites, and three contributing structures. All of the buildings are constructed of Pennsylvania Bluestone. They include a 2 1/2-story, five-bay by two-bay, vernacular Federal-style farmhouse (1829); 1 1/2-story, tenant house/blacksmith shop; Pennsylvania bank barn; wagon shed; cider house; and quarry house. The contributing structures are a bake oven, ground cellar, and large stone and earthen dam on Maiden Creek. The contributing sites are the Pennsylvania Bluestone quarry and cemetery. The quarry ceased operation in 1884, with the death of Jacob Leiby.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.^[1]

Gallery[]

Farmhouse and cider house
Tenant house
Barn

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Mary Ellen Lash (June 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jacob Leiby Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-2] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Mary Ellen Lash (June 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jacob Leiby Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.

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