Robert Parkinson Farm

	Robert Parkinson Farm
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation Landmark
	The farm house in September 2014
Location	PA 18, 0.4 mi. N of Old Concord Village, Morris Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates	40°0′44″N80°20′0″W / 40.01222°N 80.33333°W
Area	123 acres (50 ha)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	01000603
Added to NRHP	July 15, 2002

Last updated April 04, 2024

Robert Parkinson Farm is a historic property located in Morris Township, Pennsylvania, United States.

Designated as an historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation,^[2] it is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1]

History and architectural features

The contributing buildings are the house and banked barn (both c. 1830), a sheep barn (c. 1870), a hay shed and spring house (both c. 1880), and a privy (c. 1920). The house is a five-bay, center passage farmhouse with an attached rear kitchen; it was designed in a T-shaped floor plan. The Parkinson Farm is an example of an early nineteenth-century sheep farm, and it continued to operate as such until roughly 1960.^[3]

It is designated as a historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation,^[4] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
↑ "Parkinson, Robert Farm". Landmark Registry - Residential Landmark/Farmstead. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Terry A. Necciai (September 20, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Robert Parkinson Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-09-23.
↑ "Parkinson, Robert Farm". Landmark Registry - Residential Landmark/Farmstead. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Retrieved 2010-11-08.

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[nris-1] 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[2] "Parkinson, Robert Farm". Landmark Registry - Residential Landmark/Farmstead. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Retrieved 2010-11-08.

[arch-3] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Terry A. Necciai (September 20, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Robert Parkinson Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-09-23.

[4] "Parkinson, Robert Farm". Landmark Registry - Residential Landmark/Farmstead. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Retrieved 2010-11-08.

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