Hibshman Farm

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Hibshman Farm
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LocationSpringville Road, Ephrata Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°12′18″N76°10′33″W / 40.20500°N 76.17583°W / 40.20500; -76.17583 Coordinates: 40°12′18″N76°10′33″W / 40.20500°N 76.17583°W / 40.20500; -76.17583
Area78 acres (32 ha)
Built1750-1760, 1801, 1803
Built byHibschman, Wendell
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No. 80003517 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 27, 1980

Hibshman Farm, also known as the Schantz Farm, is a historic home and farm complex located at Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The complex includes the original farmhouse, wash house, stone barn, silo, tobacco shed, tobacco barn, and a second farmhouse. The original farmhouse is in three sections. The oldest section was built about 1750–1760, and is a 1 1/2-story, stone gable roofed structure located to the rear of the farmhouse. It has a second section built in 1801, and a lower stone wing built about 1803. The interior is in the Georgian style. [2]

It was listed on 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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Mary G. Schantz (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hibshman Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-18.