Isaac Kulp Farm

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Isaac Kulp Farm
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Isaac Kulp Farm, November 2011
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LocationJct. North Swedesford Rd. and Hancock Rd., Upper Gwynedd Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°12′54″N75°15′12″W / 40.21500°N 75.25333°W / 40.21500; -75.25333
Area30 acres (12 ha)
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No. 99000323 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 12, 1999

The Isaac Kulp Farm is an historic American home and farm which are located in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

This farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]

History and architectural features

The property includes three contributing buildings. They are the farmhouse (1832), Pennsylvania bank barn and root cellar. The farmhouse is a three-story, five-bay by two-bay, stucco-covered stone dwelling that was designed in the Georgian style and has Italianate details. It has a one-story, stone addition. [2]

The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]

The property is owned by Delaware Valley University and was operated as the Roth Living Farm Museum until 2012, when it became the Roth Center for Sustainable Agriculture. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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 May 16, 2012.Note: This includes Nadine Miller Peterson and Phil Ruth (October 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Isaac Kulp Farm" (PDF). Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  3. "Roth Living Farm Museum". Delaware Valley College. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014. The museum will be closed for the fall and winter of 2012 and the winter and possibly the spring of 2013. Future plans, tours, and programs will be posted soon!
  4. "Delaware Valley College creates a new Center for Sustainable Agriculture". Delaware Valley College. July 3, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2014.