Robert Parkinson Farm
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Robert Parkinson Farm | |
![]() The farm house in September 2014 | |
Location | PA 18, 0.4 mi. N of Old Concord Village, Morris Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°0′44″N 80°20′0″W / 40.01222°N 80.33333°W |
Area | 123 acres (50 ha) |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 01000603[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 15, 2002 |
Robert Parkinson Farm is a historic property in Morris Township, Pennsylvania. The contributing buildings are the c. 1830 house, c. 1830 banked barn, c. 1870 sheep barn, c. 1880 hay shed, c. 1880 spring house, and a c. 1920 privy. The house is a five-bay center passage farmhouse with an attached rear kitchen in a T-shaped floor plan. The Parkinson Farm is an example of an early 19th-century sheep farm, and it continued to operate as such until about 1960.[2]
It is designated as a historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation,[3] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Terry A. Necciai (September 20, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Robert Parkinson Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-09-23.
- ^ "Parkinson, Robert Farm". Landmark Registry - Residential Landmark/Farmstead. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Retrieved 2010-11-08.