The Potter–Allison Farm is an historic, American farm complex and national historic district that is located in Potter Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania.
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| Location | Southeast of Centre Hall on Pennsylvania Route 144, Potter Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°58′26″N 77°44′33″W / 40.97389°N 77.74250°W |
| Area | 136 acres (55 ha) |
| Built | 1817 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 77001143[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 6, 1977 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
History and architectural features
editThis district includes nine contributing buildings and one contributing site in Centre Hall. The district includes the Potter–Allison House, a nineteenth-century wood barn, and a variety of outbuildings, including a hog barn, equipment buildings, a corn crib, a stone slaughterhouse, and a springhouse. Also located on the property are the remains of milling and tanning operations.
The Georgian-style house was built circa 1817, with a Victorian section added sometime during the 1850s. It is a two-and-one-half-story brick dwelling.
The property was originally owned and developed by General James Potter (1729–1789), who built a log cabin and grist mill.
The property was acquired by the locally prominent Allison family in 1849.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[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 Michael J. Halm; William L. McLaughlin & Gregory Ramsey (June 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Potter–Allison Farm" (PDF). Retrieved November 5, 2011.