Hugh D. and Martha South Seeds Farm

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Hugh D. and Martha South Seeds Farm
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LocationL.R. 31061, 1 mi. E. of Pemberton, Spruce Creek Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°37′45″N78°09′06″W / 40.62917°N 78.15167°W / 40.62917; -78.15167
Area95.9 acres (38.8 ha)
Builtc. 1830
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No. 99000328 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 12, 1999

Hugh D. and Martha South Seeds Farm, also known as Eden Hill Farm, is a historic home and farm located at Spruce Creek Township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. The property includes a vernacular stone farmhouse dated to about 1830; a Pennsylvania bank barn dated to about 1880; and the surrounding landscape elements including farm lanes, fence rows, and field patterns. The farmhouse is a 2+12-story, five-bay, banked limestone dwelling with a full Georgian plan. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [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 30, 2011.Note: This includes Nancy Van Dolsen and John P. Wood (August 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hugh D. and Martha South Seeds Farm" (PDF). Retrieved November 30, 2011.