The Philip Erpff House is an historic, American home that is located in Schaefferstown, in Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
Philip Erpff House | |
 Philip Erpff House, November 2011 | |
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| Location | South Market Street, Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°17′47″N 76°17′37″W / 40.29639°N 76.29361°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | c. 1750 |
| Architectural style | Germanic vernacular |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002287[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 20, 1979 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
History and architectural features
editBuilt circa 1750, this historic structure is a 2+1⁄2-story, limestone residence with a gable roof. It is five bays wide and measures thirty-six feet, seven inches, by twenty-six feet, six inches. It features large limestone quoins and a limestone chimney and was designed in the vernacular Germanic tradition.
Also located on the property are a contributing limestone wash house, a limestone spring house, and the "Arch," which is an underground cold storage area that has a vaulted ceiling and two niches on the back wall.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[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 Barbara J. Smith and Brenda J. Reigle (July 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Philip Erpff House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-28.