Houseknecht Farm
The Houseknecht Farm is an historic house and farm which are located in Moreland Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
Houseknecht Farm | |
 Houseknecht Farm, July 2011 | |
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| Location | 812 J. Houseknecht Rd., Moreland Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 41°10′41″N 76°38′53″W |
| Area | 175 acres (71 ha) |
| Built | c. 1890-1915 |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000795[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 7, 2007 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
History and architectural features
The historic buildings located on this property are the farmhouse, which was built sometime around 1890, a three-gabled barn, which was also built circa 1890 and then later expanded, a three-bay, late nineteenth-century, machine/corn shed, a late nineteenth-century granary with small attached garage that was erected circa 1915, a small machine shed that was also erected circa 1915, a smokehouse that was built circa 1890, and a summer kitchen/butcher house that was also built sometime around 1890, and which has an attached woodshed. The farmhouse is a two-story, four-bay, two-door house with a two-story ell.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
References
- "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 Sally McMurry (September 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Houseknecht Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-19.
