The Lewis Summers Farm is an historic, American home and farm complex that is located in Ottsville, Tinicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Lewis Summers Farm | |
 Barn at the Lewis Summer Farm, September 2012 | |
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| Location | 721 Headquarters Rd., Ottsville, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°28′8″N 75°9′1″W / 40.46889°N 75.15028°W |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Built | 1830 |
| Architectural style | Colonial, Vernacular German Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001124[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 27, 1991 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
History and architectural features
editThis historic farmhouse was built circa 1830, and is a vernacular, German Colonial, stone dwelling. A stone addition was built in 1866. The main section is two-and-one-half-stories, four bays wide, and measures thirty-two feet by twenty-eight feet. The front facade features a hipped roof portico. Also located on the property are a variety of contributing farm-related outbuildings and structures.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. It is professionally managed by Robert Dandi of REMAX Central. [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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Patricia V. Whitacre (February 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lewis Summers Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-07.