Jacob Leiby Farm | |
Location | PA 143, Perry Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°32′00″N75°52′47.2″W / 40.53333°N 75.879778°W Coordinates: 40°32′00″N75°52′47.2″W / 40.53333°N 75.879778°W |
Area | 92 acres (37 ha) |
Built | 1829 |
Built by | Jacob Leiby |
Architectural style | Federal, Vernacular Federal |
MPS | Farms in Berks County MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 92000936 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 29, 1992 |
Jacob Leiby Farm is a historic farm complex, Pennsylvania Bluestone quarry, and national historic district located in Perry Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It has six contributing buildings, two contributing sites, and three contributing structures. All of the buildings are constructed of Pennsylvania Bluestone. They include a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay by two-bay, vernacular Federal-style farmhouse (1829); 1+1⁄2-story, tenant house/blacksmith shop; Pennsylvania bank barn; wagon shed; cider house; and quarry house. The contributing structures are a bake oven, ground cellar, and large stone and earthen dam on Maiden Creek. The contributing sites are the Pennsylvania Bluestone quarry and cemetery. The quarry ceased operation in 1884, with the death of Jacob Leiby. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1]
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