Thomas Kent Jr. Farm

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Thomas Kent Jr. Farm
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The farm house in September 2014
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Location208 Laurel Road, south of Waynesburg, Franklin Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°52′24″N80°10′00″W / 39.87333°N 80.16667°W / 39.87333; -80.16667 Coordinates: 39°52′24″N80°10′00″W / 39.87333°N 80.16667°W / 39.87333; -80.16667
Area102 acres (41 ha)
Builtc. 1851
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 00000882 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 16, 2000

Thomas Kent Jr. Farm is a historic home and farm located at Franklin Township in Greene County, Pennsylvania. The house was built about 1851, and is a 2+12-story, brick dwelling with a 2-story rear ell in the Greek Revival style. It measures 43 feet by 36 feet. Also on the property are the contributing frame barn (c. 1850), corn crib (c. 1850), shed (c. 1920), two car garage (c. 1928), and pond (c. 1928). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [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 Clinton E. Piper (January 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Thomas Kent Jr. Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-07.