Isaac Manchester House

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Plantation Plenty
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The farm house in August 2014
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Nearest city Avella, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°15′17″N80°27′40″W / 40.25472°N 80.46111°W / 40.25472; -80.46111 Coordinates: 40°15′17″N80°27′40″W / 40.25472°N 80.46111°W / 40.25472; -80.46111
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1815
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No. 75001673 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 21, 1975

Plantation Plenty, also known as the Isaac Manchester House is a historic building in Avella, Pennsylvania.

It is designated as a historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, [1] with a boundary enlargement and renaming in 2016. [3]

The property is endangered by longwall coal mining. [4] In 2011, it was named to the list of America's Most Endangered Places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. [5] [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Manchester, Isaac House". Landmark Registry - Residential Landmark/Farmstead. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
  3. "Weekly list of actions, 02/01/16 through 02/05/16". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  4. Wills, Rick (June 16, 2011). "Longwalling plan called threat to historic Avella farm". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Archived from the original on June 20, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
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  6. Wills, Rick (June 15, 2011). "Washington County farm named a historic endangered place". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Archived from the original on September 11, 2012.
  7. "11 Most Endangered Historic Places - Isaac Manchester Farm". America's Most Endangered Places . National Trust for Historic Preservation. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-06-18.