John Gehman Farm | |
Location | Township Rd. N of Harlem, Hereford Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°28′08″N75°35′09″W / 40.46889°N 75.58583°W |
Area | 87 acres (35 ha) |
Built | c. 1767, 1806, c. 1810 |
Architectural style | Swiss bank house |
MPS | Farms in Berks County MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 92000398 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 7, 1992 |
John Gehman Farm is a historic farm complex and national historic district located in Hereford Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It has seven contributing buildings. They are the 2+1⁄2-story, stone and log Swiss bank house (c. 1767); stone Pennsylvania bank barn (1806); 2+1⁄2-story, vernacular stone farmhouse (c. 1810), stable, wagon shed, and privy. The Gehman family owned the farm from about 1767 to 1945. They were of German ancestry, originating in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1]
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