The Knorr–Bare Farm is an historic, American farm complex and national historic district that are located in Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Knorr–Bare Farm | |
 Knorr–Bare Farmhouse, April 2011 | |
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| Location | 4995 Penn Ave., Lower Heidelberg Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°19′23″N 76°03′43″W / 40.32306°N 76.06194°W |
| Area | 192 acres (78 ha) |
| Built | 1755, 1896, 1906 |
| Architectural style | Pennsylvania bank barn |
| MPS | Farms in Berks County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000935[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 29, 1992 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
History and architectural features
editThis district has thirteen contributing buildings and eight contributing structures, including a two-and-one-half-story, four-bay, brick farmhouse (1906), a frame-style, Pennsylvania bank barn (1896), and one-and-one-half-story stone cabin (c. 1755). The remaining buildings were built primarily between 1896 and 1940, with two tenant houses dating to the late-eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries. Other buildings include a milk house, a smoke house/bake house, an outhouse, four wagon sheds, and a hay barn. The contributing structures include a lime kiln, silo (c. 1940), and a variety of animal shelters.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Louise Emery (June 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Knorr–Bare Farm" (PDF). Retrieved August 22, 2012.