The Potter–Allison Farm is an historic, American farm complex and national historic district that is located in Potter Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania.

Potter–Allison Farm
Potter–Allison Farm is located in Pennsylvania
Potter–Allison Farm
Potter–Allison Farm is located in the United States
Potter–Allison Farm
LocationSoutheast of Centre Hall on Pennsylvania Route 144, Potter Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°58′26″N 77°44′33″W / 40.97389°N 77.74250°W / 40.97389; -77.74250
Area136 acres (55 ha)
Built1817
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Georgian
NRHP reference No.77001143[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1977

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

History and architectural features

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This district includes nine contributing buildings and one contributing site in Centre Hall. The district includes the Potter–Allison House, a nineteenth-century wood barn, and a variety of outbuildings, including a hog barn, equipment buildings, a corn crib, a stone slaughterhouse, and a springhouse. Also located on the property are the remains of milling and tanning operations.

The Georgian-style house was built circa 1817, with a Victorian section added sometime during the 1850s. It is a two-and-one-half-story brick dwelling.

The property was originally owned and developed by General James Potter (1729–1789), who built a log cabin and grist mill.

The property was acquired by the locally prominent Allison family in 1849.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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 Michael J. Halm; William L. McLaughlin & Gregory Ramsey (June 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Potter–Allison Farm" (PDF). Retrieved November 5, 2011.