Findlay Farm

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Findlay Farm
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Location6801 Findlay Road near Lamasters, Peters Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°49′50″N77°51′55″W / 39.83056°N 77.86528°W / 39.83056; -77.86528 Coordinates: 39°49′50″N77°51′55″W / 39.83056°N 77.86528°W / 39.83056; -77.86528
Area3.6 acres (1.5 ha)
Built1825-1830
NRHP reference No. 83002245 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 21, 1983

Findlay Farm is a historic home and farm complex located at Peters Township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The house was built between 1825 and 1830, and is a 2+12-story, five-bay rubble limestone dwelling with a gable roof. It has a full-length front porch added in the early 20th century. Also on the property is a 19th-century frame barn. The property was once owned by Pennsylvania Governor and U.S. Senator William Findlay (1768–1856), who sold it in 1823. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Ronald L. Andrews and Paula Stoner Reed (1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Findlay Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-04.