The Peter and Jonathan Newmyer Farm is an historic, American farm and national historic district that is located in Bullskin Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
Peter and Jonathan Newmyer Farm | |
Location | 3165 Richey Rd., Bullskin Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°04′35″N 79°33′32″W / 40.07639°N 79.55889°W |
Area | 54 acres (22 ha) |
Built | 1794 |
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 98000901[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 23, 1998 |
This property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998,[1] and is home to one of the earliest stone barns in Western Pennsylvania.[2]
History and architectural features
editThis district includes eight contributing buildings and one contributing structure. They are the main German bank barn (c. 1794-1798), the main house (c. 1812-1822), a straw/hay shed (c. 1900), a corn crib (c. 1875-1900), a smokehouse, a stone spring house, a coal shanty (c. 1875-1900), a wheat shed (c. 1900-1940), and a tenant house (pre-1840).[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998,[1] and is one of the earliest stone barns in Western Pennsylvania.[2] The whole property is 196 acres (79 ha; 0.306 sq mi)[2]
As of 2011, it was owned by Tony Mucha and his wife Rose.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Smith, Craig (March 11, 2012). "Preservationists hoping to save Pennsylvania's historic barns". Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Eliza Smith Brown and Ronald C. Carlisle (May 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Peter and Jonathan Newmyer Farm" (PDF). Retrieved January 29, 2012.