John Eakin Farm
John Eakin Farm | |
 Barn on the John Eakins Farm, September 2012 | |
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| Location | 3298 PA 212, Main St., Springtown, Springfield Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°33′05″N 75°16′57″W / 40.55139°N 75.28250°W |
| Area | 105.5 acres (42.7 ha) |
| Built | 1739 |
| Architectural style | Penn Plan |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000100[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 24, 2005 |
The John Eakin Farm, also known as the Jacob Kooker Tavern, is an historic farm and national historic district that are located in Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
History and architectural features
[edit]This district encompasses fifteen contributing buildings, two contributing sites, and one contributing structure, including three houses, two barns, one wagon shed, two smokehouses, one spring house, one outhouse, one garage, one milk house, one chicken house, and the ruins of an out kitchen, lime quarry, lime kiln, and two sheds.[2]
The most notable building is the Jacob Kooker Tavern, the oldest section of which dates to 1739. A tavern occupied the building from 1761 to roughly 1797.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved October 24, 2012. Note: This includes Kathryn Ann Auerbach (September 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Eakin Farm" (PDF). Retrieved October 24, 2012.
