Fretz Farm

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Fretz Farm
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Fretz Farm, March 2010
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Nearest cityAlmshouse Road and Pennsylvania Route 611, Doylestown Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°16′15″N75°07′44″W / 40.27083°N 75.12889°W / 40.27083; -75.12889
Area3.6 acres (1.5 ha)
Built1812, 1846
Built byFretz, John
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 85000459 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 7, 1985
Removed from NRHPAugust 16, 2012

Fretz Farm was a historic house and farm complex located in Doylestown Township Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It had five contributing buildings and one contributing structure. They were the farmhouse, barn, carriage house, small barn / corn crib, old barn, gazebo, and pump house. The buildings were in the Italianate style. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1] It was delisted in 2012.[ why? ][ citation needed ]

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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 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-10-30.Note: This includes Jeffrey L. Marshall (July 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fretz Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-30.