Star Barn Complex

The Star Barn Complex, also known as the John Motter Barn and Outbuildings and "Walnut Hill," is an historic, American farm outbuilding complex that was located in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.

Star Barn Complex
Star Barn Complex is located in Pennsylvania
Star Barn Complex
Star Barn Complex is located in the United States
Star Barn Complex
LocationNissley Dr. at PA 283, Lower Swatara Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°13′25″N 76°46′17″W
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1872
ArchitectReichert, Daniel
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.00000845[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 27, 2000

Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000,[1] it was dismantled in October 2015 and then moved to a site in Lancaster County for reassembly and preservation.[2][3]

History and architectural features

This historic property includes a large barn, a pig barn (c. 1872), a carriage house (c. 1872), a chicken coop (c. 1872), a grain silo, and a milk house. The main barn, known as the Star Barn, was built in 1872, and is a five-bay, Gothic Revival-style frame building. It features an immense cupola atop a cross-gable roof.[4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

Move to Lancaster County

The Star Barn was dismantled beginning in October 2015 and then moved to a site in Lancaster County, where it is being reassembled and preserved at the Ironestone Ranch in Elizabethtown.[5][6]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Star Barn plans 'on track' for move to Lancaster County next year". 15 October 2015.
  3. "Volunteers close to finishing historic Star Barn". Penn Live. July 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Karen Arnold (March 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Star Barn Complex" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  5. "Star Barn plans 'on track' for move to Lancaster County next year". 15 October 2015.
  6. "Volunteers close to finishing historic Star Barn". Penn Live. July 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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