Peter and Catherine Reyer Farmhouse

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Peter and Catherine Reyer Farmhouse
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Location Trout Run Rd., W of jct. with PA 272, Ephrata Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°11′39″N76°10′45″W / 40.19417°N 76.17917°W / 40.19417; -76.17917 Coordinates: 40°11′39″N76°10′45″W / 40.19417°N 76.17917°W / 40.19417; -76.17917
Area 10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built 1792, c. 1875
Architectural style Other, Pennsylvania German
MPS Historic Farming Resources of Lancaster County MPS
NRHP reference # 96001314 [1]
Added to NRHP November 7, 1996

Peter and Catherine Reyer Farmhouse is a historic home located at Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1792, and is a two-story, four bay by two bay, limestone Germanic dwelling. It was remodeled about 1875, into a Pennsylvania style farmhouse. [2]

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania County in the United States

Lancaster County, sometimes nicknamed the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county located in the south central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 519,445. Its county seat is Lancaster.

Limestone Sedimentary rocks made of calcium carbonate

Limestone is a carbonate sedimentary rock that is often composed of the skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, foraminifera, and molluscs. Its major materials are the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). A closely related rock is dolomite, which contains a high percentage of the mineral dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2. In fact, in old USGS publications, dolomite was referred to as magnesian limestone, a term now reserved for magnesium-deficient dolomites or magnesium-rich limestones.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes David B. Schneider (July 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Peter and Catherine Reyer Farmhouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-18.