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Knorr–Bare Farm

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Built
  
1755, 1896, 1906

Area
  
78 ha

NRHP Reference #
  
92000935

Added to NRHP
  
29 July 1992

Knorr–Bare Farm

Location
  
4995 Penn Ave., Lower Heidelberg Township, Pennsylvania

Architectural style
  
Pennsylvania bank barn, Other

MPS
  
Farms in Berks County MPS

Knorr–Bare Farm is a historic farm complex and national historic district located in Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It has 13 contributing buildings and 8 contributing structures. They include a 2 1/2-story, four bay, brick farmhouse (1906); frame Pennsylvania bank barn (1896); and 1 1/2-story stone cabin (c. 1755). The remaining buildings were mostly built between about 1896 and 1940, with two tenant houses dated to the late-18th century and mid-19th century. Other buildings include a milk house, smoke house / bake house, privy, four wagon sheds, and a hay barn. The contributing structures include a lime kiln, silo (c. 1940), and a variety of animal shelters.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

References

Knorr–Bare Farm Wikipedia