The Joel Dreibelbis Farm /draɪbəlbɪs/ is an historic American farm complex and national historic district that are located in Richmond Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Joel Dreibelbis Farm | |
 Joel Dreibelbis Farm Farmhouse. September 2013. | |
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| Location | PA 143 near Virginville, Richmond Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°31′06.6″N 75°52′26.5″W / 40.518500°N 75.874028°W |
| Area | 181 acres (73 ha) |
| Built | 1868 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001820[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 30, 1989 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
History and architectural features
editThis district has thirteen contributing buildings, one contributing site, and two contributing structures. They include a two-and-one-half-story, brick, vernacular, Federal-style farmhouse (1868), a one-and-one-half-story, summer kitchen (c. 1870), a one-and-one-half-story, stone and frame combination smokehouse/wash house/ storage cellar (1882), a stone ice house (c. 1875), a frame Pennsylvania bank barn that sits on a stone foundation (1908), a wagon shed/corn crib, and farm-related outbuildings.[2]
The property also includes an abandoned limestone quarry and abandoned railroad bed and bridge.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
Gallery
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Farm entrance -
Barn -
Wagon shed/corn crib -
Ice house ruins -
Farmhouse backyard, summer kitchen and smoke house
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2012. Note: This includes Louise Emery (June 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Joel Dreibelbis Farm" (PDF). Retrieved August 22, 2012.
