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Rice–Pennebecker Farm

Coordinates: 40°06′07″N 75°35′59″W / 40.10194°N 75.59972°W / 40.10194; -75.59972
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Rice-Pennebecker Farm
Pennebecker barn, March 2011
Rice–Pennebecker Farm is located in Pennsylvania
Rice–Pennebecker Farm
Rice–Pennebecker Farm is located in the United States
Rice–Pennebecker Farm
LocationClover Mill Rd. near Chester Springs, West Pikeland Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°06′07″N 75°35′59″W / 40.10194°N 75.59972°W / 40.10194; -75.59972
Area42 acres (17 ha)
Builtc. 1767, 1831-1832, c. 1870, 1960
Built byRice, Zachariah; Et al.
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.86001765[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 21, 1986

Rice-Pennebecker Farm, also known as Fox Meadow Farm, is a historic farm and national historic district located in West Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The farm has four contributing buildings and one contributing structure. They are the main house, a wagon shed, stone barn, corn crib, and storage building. The main house is in four sections; the earliest dates 1767, with additions and modifications made in 1831-1832, c. 1870, and 1960. The oldest section forms the rear wing. The 1831-1832 addition is the main part and is a two-story, five bay, stone structure in the Georgian style.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

  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" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Eleanor Morris; John Bowie; Estelle Cremers; William Sisson (June 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Rice-Pennebecker Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)