Brendle Farms, also known as the Alexander Schaeffer Farm and Sheetz Farm, is a historic home and farm located at Schaefferstown in Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. The house was built about 1750, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, Swiss bank house with a large arched wine cellar and distillery. Also on the property are a contributing bank barn (c. 1894), stone pigsty (c. 1740), limestone smokehouse, wheat barn (c. 1840), and wagon shed and corn crib. A second 2+1⁄2-story dwelling is located on the Lower Farm, along with a Swiss bank barn. The house is part of the Historic Schaefferstown museum.[2]
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| Location | Jct. of PA 501 and 897, Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°17′45″N 76°18′12″W / 40.29583°N 76.30333°W |
| Area | 347 acres (140 ha) |
| Built | c. 1750 |
| Built by | John Miley |
| Architectural style | "Swiss bank" |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001130[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 24, 1972 |
Brendle Farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1] The Schaeffer House located on the Upper Farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark in 2011.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-03-02. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brendle Farms" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-28.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/25/11 through 7/29/11. National Park Service. 2011-08-05.