Jump to content

Ridgewood Farm

Add links
Coordinates: 40°17′43″N 75°53′50″W / 40.29528°N 75.89722°W / 40.29528; -75.89722
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by JJMC89 bot (talk | contribs) at 13:00, 29 November 2016 (Migrate {{Infobox NRHP}} coordinates parameters to {{Coord}}, see Wikipedia:Coordinates in infoboxes). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Ridgewood Farm
Ridgewood Farmhouse. September 2013.
Ridgewood Farm is located in Pennsylvania
Ridgewood Farm
Ridgewood Farm is located in the United States
Ridgewood Farm
LocationJct. of PA 724 and I-176, Cumru Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°17′43″N 75°53′50″W / 40.29528°N 75.89722°W / 40.29528; -75.89722
Area136 acres (55 ha)
Built1809
Architectural styleFederal, Pennsylvania bank barn, Other
MPSFarms in Berks County MPS
NRHP reference No.92000399[1]
Added to NRHPMay 7, 1992

Ridgewood Farm is a historic farm complex and national historic district located in Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It has eight contributing buildings and five contributing structures. They are a two story, vernacular Federal sandstone farmhouse (c. 1810); sandstone Pennsylvania bank barn (1809); sandstone summer kitchen / butcher house; 1 1/2-story, sandstone produce storage building (1810); ground cellar; stone wall; and other outbuildings. Also on the property are the remains of the Schuylkill Canal that operated from 1924 to 1932, and two railroad lines.[2]

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

  • Summer Kitchen
    Summer Kitchen
  • Vaulted building
    Vaulted building
  • Barn and Milk house
    Barn and Milk house
  • Barn upper ramp and Silo
    Barn upper ramp and Silo
  • Ground Cellar and shed
    Ground Cellar and shed

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). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Phoebe Hopkins (June 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ridgewood Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ridgewood Farm.


Stub icon

This article about a property in Berks County, Pennsylvania on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ridgewood_Farm&oldid=752091195"