Peter and Jonathan Newmyer Farm

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Peter and Jonathan Newmyer Farm
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The main barn in June 2014
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Location3165 Richey Rd., Bullskin Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°04′35″N79°33′32″W / 40.07639°N 79.55889°W / 40.07639; -79.55889 Coordinates: 40°04′35″N79°33′32″W / 40.07639°N 79.55889°W / 40.07639; -79.55889
Area54 acres (22 ha)
Built1794
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 98000901 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 23, 1998

The Peter and Jonathan Newmyer Farm is an historic, American farm and national historic district that is located in Bullskin Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

This property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998, [1] and is home to one of the earliest stone barns in Western Pennsylvania. [2]

History and architectural features

This district includes eight contributing buildings and one contributing structure. They are the main German bank barn (c. 1794-1798), the main house (c. 1812-1822), a straw/hay shed (c. 1900), a corn crib (c. 1875-1900), a smokehouse, a stone spring house, a coal shanty (c. 1875-1900), a wheat shed (c. 1900-1940), and a tenant house (pre-1840). [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998, [1] and is one of the earliest stone barns in Western Pennsylvania. [2] The whole property is 196 acres (79  ha ; 0.306  sq mi ) [2]

As of 2011, it was owned by Tony Mucha and his wife Rose. [2]

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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. 1 2 3 4 Smith, Craig (March 11, 2012). "Preservationists hoping to save Pennsylvania's historic barns". Pittsburgh Tribune Review . Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  3. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Eliza Smith Brown and Ronald C. Carlisle (May 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Peter and Jonathan Newmyer Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-29.