Federal Barn, also known as the barn at Cressbrook Farm, is a historic barn located in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The barn was built in two sections; the older dated to 1792 and the second section to about 1840. It is a two-story., six bay, Pennsylvania bank barn. It is of fieldstone and frame construction and has a gable roof. The barn is located about 150 feet from Cressbrook Farm house.[2]
Federal Barn | |
 Federal Barn, January 2010 | |
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| Location | Off Pennsylvania Route 252, Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°4′38″N 75°27′02″W / 40.07722°N 75.45056°W |
| Area | 2.7 acres (1.1 ha) |
| Built | 1792, c. 1840 |
| Built by | Moor, Jonathan; Hamer, John |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003469[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 8, 1980 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
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". ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-11-05. Note: This includes Richard Fox (July 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Federal Barn" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-03.