Nyce Farm

The Nyce Farm, also known as the Eshback Farm and Van Gordon House, is an historic, American home and farm complex that is located in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Lehman Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania.

Nyce Farm
William Nyce House, HABS Photo, August 1970
Nyce Farm is located in Pennsylvania
Nyce Farm
Nyce Farm is located in the United States
Nyce Farm
LocationNorthwest of Bushkill on U.S. Route 209, Lehman Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°8′24″N 74°55′50″W
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
NRHP reference No.79000240[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 23, 1979

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

History and architectural features

The farmhouse on this historic property dates to the early nineteenth century, is a large, 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, clapboard-sided frame dwelling. The original farmhouse, known as the Jacobus Van Gorden House, was created as a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay, rubble sandstone dwelling. Also located on the property are five contributing structures, including a barn, garage, and storage buildings.[2]

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

References
  1. "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 Wayne K. Bodle (April 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Nyce Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-30.

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