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John Gehman Farm

Coordinates: 40°28′08″N 75°35′09″W / 40.46889°N 75.58583°W / 40.46889; -75.58583
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John Gehman Farm
John Gehman Farm is located in Pennsylvania
John Gehman Farm
John Gehman Farm is located in the United States
John Gehman Farm
LocationTownship Rd. N of Harlem, Hereford Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°28′08″N 75°35′09″W / 40.46889°N 75.58583°W / 40.46889; -75.58583
Area87 acres (35 ha)
Builtc. 1767, 1806, c. 1810
Architectural styleSwiss bank house
MPSFarms in Berks County MPS
NRHP reference No.92000398[1]
Added to NRHPMay 7, 1992

John Gehman Farm is a historic farm complex and national historic district located in Hereford Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It has seven contributing buildings. They are the 2+12-story, stone and log Swiss bank house (c. 1767); stone Pennsylvania bank barn (1806); 2+12-story, vernacular stone farmhouse (c. 1810), stable, wagon shed, and privy. The Gehman family owned the farm from about 1767 to 1945. They were of German ancestry, originating in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2012. Note: This includes Phoebe Hopkins (June 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Gehman Farm" (PDF). Retrieved August 22, 2012.