Van Kirk Farm

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Van Kirk Farm
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LocationRound Hill Road at Scenery Drive in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°14′27.7″N79°51′43.09″W / 40.241028°N 79.8619694°W / 40.241028; -79.8619694
Builtcirca 1820 to 1840
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 86000320 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 19, 1986

The Van Kirk Farm is an historic, American farm that is located in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 19, 1986, [1] it is adjacent to the Hutchinson Farm, which is also listed on the National Register.

History and architectural features

This fairly simple frame farmhouse was built circa 1840 and was designed in the Greek Revival style. Several other buildings on the farm were built during the mid or late nineteenth century. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 19, 1986. [1] The farm is adjacent to the Hutchinson Farm, which is also listed on the National Register.

In "John Chapman, Johnny Appleseed, By occupation a gatherer," according to Mary Grace Hodges (as told to her by her grandmother), Johnny Appleseed (Johnny Chapman) gathered apple seeds from the Van Kirk cider mill.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Schmidlapp, Christina (1985). "Van Kirk Farm" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved January 10, 2014.