Philip Erpff House

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Philip Erpff House
Erpff House LebCo PA.jpg
Philip Erpff House, November 2011
Philip Erpff House is located in Pennsylvania
Philip Erpff House
LocationSouth Market Street, Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°17′47″N 76°17′37″W / 40.29639°N 76.29361°W / 40.29639; -76.29361Coordinates: 40°17′47″N 76°17′37″W / 40.29639°N 76.29361°W / 40.29639; -76.29361
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Builtc. 1750
Architectural styleGermanic vernacular
NRHP reference No.79002287[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 1979

Philip Erpff House is a historic home located at Schaefferstown, in Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1750, and is a 2 1/2-story, limestone residence with a gable roof. It is five bays wide and measures 36 feet, 7 inches, by 26 feet, 6 inches. It features large limestone quoins and a limestone chimney and is in the vernacular Germanic tradition. Also on the property are a contributing limestone wash house, limestone spring house, and the "Arch." The Arch is an underground cold storage area. It has a vaulted ceiling and two niches on the back wall.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

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 Barbara J. Smith and Brenda J. Reigle (July 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Philip Erpff House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-28.


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