The Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn, also known as the "Five Springs Farm," is an historic, American home and barn complex that is located in Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn | |
 Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn. August 2013. | |
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| Location | 1832 Old Swede Rd., Amity Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°19′03″N 75°45′14″W / 40.31750°N 75.75389°W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | 1830 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000216[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 29, 2007 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
History and architectural features
editBuilt circa 1830, the historic house is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, limestone dwelling that was designed in the Georgian style and measures forty-two feet by twenty feet. It is attached to an earlier two-story, seventeen-foot by seventeen-foot, stone dwelling, making a "T"-shape. The stone barn was also built circa 1830, and measures sixty-six feet by forty-one feet. Also located on the property are a contributing springhouse, a drive-through corn crib, and a machinery shed.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[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 Estelle Cremers (March 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.