Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn

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Location1832 Old Swede Rd., Amity Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°19′03″N75°45′14″W / 40.31750°N 75.75389°W / 40.31750; -75.75389
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1830
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No. 07000216 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 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+12-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]

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

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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. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Estelle Cremers (March 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.