Bucher Ayres Farm

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Bucher Ayres Farm
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Location in Pennsylvania
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Location in United States
LocationSouthwest of Pine Grove Mills on Whitehall Road, Pennsylvania Furnace, Ferguson Township, Pennsylvania, US
Coordinates 40°43′21″N77°57′54″W / 40.72250°N 77.96500°W / 40.72250; -77.96500
Area295 acres (119 ha)
Built1858
Built byGeorge Reynolds,
Architectural style Greek Revival, Georgian
NRHP reference No. 80003453 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 1980

Bucher Ayres Farm is a historic home and farm complex located at Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. The complex consists of the main house, a carriage shed / ice house, a smoke house, and an outhouse. The main house was built in 1858, and is in three sections. The main block is two stories and five bays wide in a traditional Georgian style. It features a three bay, Greek Revival style portico with a hipped roof. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

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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 November 9, 2011.Note: This includes Sarah Rose (March 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bucher Ayres Farm" (PDF). Retrieved November 7, 2011.