Built 1830 Opened 1830 | NRHP Reference # 07000216 Area 2 ha Added to NRHP 29 March 2007 | |
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Location 1832 Old Swede Rd., Amity Township, Pennsylvania |
Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn, also known as "Five Springs Farm," is a historic home and barn located in Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1830, and is a 2 1/2-story, five bay, limestone dwelling in the Georgian style. It measures 42 feet by 20 feet. It is attached to an earlier two-story, 17 feet by 17 feet, stone dwelling, making a "T"-shape. The stone barn was also built about 1830, and measures 66 feet by 41 feet. Also on the property are a contributing springhouse, drive-through corn crib, and machinery shed.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
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Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA