Van Kirk Farm

Van Kirk Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Round 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
Built	circa 1820 to 1840
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	86000320 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 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.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Christina Schmidlapp (1985). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Van Kirk Farm. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 7, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)