John Gehman Farm is a historic farm complex and national historic district located in Hereford Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It has seven contributing buildings. They are the 2+1⁄2-story, stone and log Swiss bank house (c. 1767); stone Pennsylvania bank barn (1806); 2+1⁄2-story, vernacular stone farmhouse (c. 1810), stable, wagon shed, and privy. The Gehman family owned the farm from about 1767 to 1945. They were of German ancestry, originating in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany.[2]
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| Location | Township Rd. N of Harlem, Hereford Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°28′08″N 75°35′09″W / 40.46889°N 75.58583°W |
| Area | 87 acres (35 ha) |
| Built | c. 1767, 1806, c. 1810 |
| Architectural style | Swiss bank house |
| MPS | Farms in Berks County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000398[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 7, 1992 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
References edit
- ^ 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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2012. Note: This includes Phoebe Hopkins (June 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Gehman Farm" (PDF). Retrieved August 22, 2012.
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