Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn

Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn

Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn. August 2013.
Location 1832 Old Swede Rd., Amity Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°19′03″N 75°45′14″W / 40.31750°N 75.75389°W / 40.31750; -75.75389Coordinates: 40°19′03″N 75°45′14″W / 40.31750°N 75.75389°W / 40.31750; -75.75389
Area 6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built 1830
Architectural style Georgian
NRHP Reference # 07000216[1]
Added to NRHP March 29, 2007

Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn, also known as "Five Springs Farm," is a historic home and barn located in Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1830, and is a 2 1/2-story, five bay, limestone dwelling in the Georgian style. It measures 42 feet by 20 feet. It is attached to an earlier two-story, 17 feet by 17 feet, stone dwelling, making a "T"-shape. The stone barn was also built about 1830, and measures 66 feet by 41 feet. Also on the property are a contributing springhouse, drive-through corn crib, and machinery shed.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Estelle Cremers (March 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.


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