Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn

Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn. August 2013.
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Location	1832 Old Swede Rd., Amity Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°19′03″N75°45′14″W / 40.31750°N 75.75389°W / 40.31750; -75.75389
Area	6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built	1830
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP reference No.	07000216 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 29, 2007

The Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn, also known as the "Five Springs Farm," is an historic, American home and barn complex that is located in Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. ^[1]

History and architectural features

Built circa 1830, the historic house is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, limestone dwelling that was designed in the Georgian style and measures forty-two feet by twenty feet. It is attached to an earlier two-story, seventeen-foot by seventeen-foot, stone dwelling, making a "T"-shape. The stone barn was also built circa 1830, and measures sixty-six feet by forty-one feet. Also located on the property are a contributing springhouse, a drive-through corn crib, and a machinery shed. ^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Estelle Cremers (March 2006). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Rhoads--Lorah House and Barn. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 9, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)