Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn
Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn | |
Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn. August 2013. | |
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Location | 1832 Old Swede Rd., Amity Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°19′03″N 75°45′14″W / 40.31750°N 75.75389°WCoordinates: 40°19′03″N 75°45′14″W / 40.31750°N 75.75389°W |
Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
Built | 1830 |
Architectural style | Georgian |
NRHP reference No. | 07000216[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 29, 2007 |
Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn, also known as "Five Springs Farm," is a historic home and barn located in Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1830, and is a 2 1/2-story, five bay, limestone dwelling in the Georgian style. It measures 42 feet by 20 feet. It is attached to an earlier two-story, 17 feet by 17 feet, stone dwelling, making a "T"-shape. The stone barn was also built about 1830, and measures 66 feet by 41 feet. Also on the property are a contributing springhouse, drive-through corn crib, and machinery shed.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
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 Estelle Cremers (March 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Georgian architecture in Pennsylvania
- Houses completed in 1830
- Houses in Berks County, Pennsylvania
- 1830 establishments in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Berks County, Pennsylvania
- Berks County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs