The Conrad and Margaret Allerman House also known as the Old Reliance Farm, is a historic home located at Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It was originally built in 1788, and is in the German vernacular tradition with influences from the Georgian style.[2]
Conrad and Margaret Allerman House | |
 House in 2016 | |
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| Location | 1412 Farmhouse Lane, Lower Swatara Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°14′21″N 76°45′50″W / 40.2392°N 76.7640°W |
| Area | 2.8 acres |
| Built | 1788, 1880 |
| Architectural style | German vernacular |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000644[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 8, 2011 |
Conrad Allerman arrived in Pennsylvania as a teenager from the Rhineland in Germany. He married Margaret Eschenour, a widow with two children about 1780 and died in 1790 or 1792, survived by his wife and four children, Conrad, Anna Maria, Margaret, and Elizabeth. The elder Margaret lived in the house until her death in 1807. The younger Conrad bought the house from his three sisters in 1801 for 862 pounds, upon reaching the age of 21.[2][3]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/06/11 through 9/09/11. National Park Service. 2011-09-16. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ^ a b Brand, Barbara A. (2011). "NRHP Nomination Form - Conrad and Margaret Alleman House" (PDF). CRGIS. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ Egle, William Henry (1887). Notes and Queries: Chiefly Relating to Interior Pennsylvania, Volume 1. p. 40. Retrieved 5 November 2018.