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Nearpass House

Coordinates: 41°25′7″N 74°44′30″W / 41.41861°N 74.74167°W / 41.41861; -74.74167
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Nearpass House
Nearpass House is located in Pennsylvania
Nearpass House
Nearpass House is located in the United States
Nearpass House
LocationSandflats Rd. at Mill Rift, Westfall Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°25′7″N 74°44′30″W / 41.41861°N 74.74167°W / 41.41861; -74.74167
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1820, c. 1840
Built byBalthus Nearpass
Architectural styleVernacular early 19th century
MPSUpper Delaware Valley, New York and Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No.93000849[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 19, 1993

The Nearpass House was an historic, American home that was located at Mill Rift in Westfall Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

History and architectural features

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Built circa 1820, this historic structure was a small, 1+12-story, wooden dwelling of post-and-beam construction. A lean-to addition was built circa 1840, and the building was sided and roofed in the twentieth century. Maintenance was neglected, however, and it was demolished by the current owner, Paul Farrell, around 2007.

Also known as the Knickerbocker House and the Padgett Homestead, after subsequent occupants, it was the earliest remaining building from the early settlement of Mill Rift.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[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 Mary E. Curtis (February 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Nearpass House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-30.