Brendle Farms

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Brendle Farms
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LocationJct. 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
Area347 acres (140 ha)
Builtc. 1750
Built byJohn Miley
Architectural style"Swiss bank"
NRHP reference No. 72001130 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 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. 1 2 "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 March 2, 2012.Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brendle Farms" (PDF). Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  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.
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