Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn

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.
Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn is located in Pennsylvania
Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn
Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn is located in the United States
Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn
Location1832 Old Swede Rd., Amity Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°19′03″N 75°45′14″W / 40.31750°N 75.75389°W / 40.31750; -75.75389
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1830
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.07000216[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 29, 2007

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

History and architectural features

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Built circa 1830, the historic house is a 2+12-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

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "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.