Philip Erpff House

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Philip Erpff House
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Philip Erpff House, November 2011
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LocationSouth Market Street, Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°17′47″N76°17′37″W / 40.29639°N 76.29361°W / 40.29639; -76.29361 Coordinates: 40°17′47″N76°17′37″W / 40.29639°N 76.29361°W / 40.29639; -76.29361
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Builtc. 1750
Architectural styleGermanic vernacular
NRHP reference No. 79002287 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 1979

Philip Erpff House is a historic home located at Schaefferstown, in Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1750, and is a 2+12-story, limestone residence with a gable roof. It is five bays wide and measures 36 feet, 7 inches, by 26 feet, 6 inches. It features large limestone quoins and a limestone chimney and is in the vernacular Germanic tradition. Also on the property are a contributing limestone wash house, limestone spring house, and the "Arch." The Arch is an underground cold storage area. It has a vaulted ceiling and two niches on the back wall. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Barbara J. Smith and Brenda J. Reigle (July 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Philip Erpff House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-28.