Brendle Farms

Brendle Farms
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Jct. of PA 501 and 897, Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°17′45″N76°18′12″W / 40.29583°N 76.30333°W / 40.29583; -76.30333
Area	347 acres (140 ha)
Built	c. 1750
Built by	John Miley
Architectural style	"Swiss bank"
NRHP reference No.	72001130 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 24, 1972

Brendle Farms, also known as the Alexander Schaeffer Farm and Sheetz Farm, is a historic home and farm located at Schaefferstown in Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. The house was built about 1750, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, Swiss bank house with a large arched wine cellar and distillery. Also on the property are a contributing bank barn (c. 1894), stone pigsty (c. 1740), limestone smokehouse, wheat barn (c. 1840), and wagon shed and corn crib. A second 2+1⁄2-story dwelling is located on the Lower Farm, along with a Swiss bank barn. The house is part of the Historic Schaefferstown museum. ^[2]

Brendle Farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. ^[1] The Schaeffer House located on the Upper Farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark in 2011. ^[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Brendle Farms. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 25, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
3. "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/25/11 through 7/29/11. National Park Service. August 5, 2011.

External links

• Historic Schaefferstown website