Plantation Plenty, also known as the Isaac Manchester House, is an historic American building which is located in Avella, Pennsylvania.
Plantation Plenty | |
 The farm house in August 2014 | |
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| Nearest city | Avella, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°15′17″N 80°27′40″W / 40.25472°N 80.46111°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1815 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001673[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 21, 1975 |
It was designated as a historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation,[2] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975,[1] with a boundary enlargement and renaming undertaken in 2016.[3]
History and architectural features
editThe property is endangered by longwall coal mining.[4]
In 2011, it was named to the list of America's Most Endangered Places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Manchester, Isaac House". Landmark Registry - Residential Landmark/Farmstead. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- ^ "Weekly list of actions, 02/01/16 through 02/05/16". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
- ^ Wills, Rick (June 16, 2011). "Longwalling plan called threat to historic Avella farm". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on June 20, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
- ^ Pitz, Marylynne (June 15, 2011). "Historic Washington County farm on endangered places list". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ Wills, Rick (June 15, 2011). "Washington County farm named a historic endangered place". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012.
- ^ "11 Most Endangered Historic Places - Isaac Manchester Farm". America's Most Endangered Places. National Trust for Historic Preservation. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-06-18.
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