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Lewis Summers Farm

Coordinates: 40°28′8″N 75°9′1″W / 40.46889°N 75.15028°W / 40.46889; -75.15028
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Lewis Summers Farm
Barn at the Lewis Summer Farm, September 2012
Lewis Summers Farm is located in Pennsylvania
Lewis Summers Farm
Lewis Summers Farm is located in the United States
Lewis Summers Farm
Location721 Headquarters Rd.,
Ottsville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°28′8″N 75°9′1″W / 40.46889°N 75.15028°W / 40.46889; -75.15028
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1830
Architectural styleColonial, Vernacular German Colonial
NRHP reference No.91001124[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 27, 1991

The Lewis Summers Farm is an historic, American home and farm complex that is located in Ottsville, Tinicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

History and architectural features

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This historic farmhouse was built circa 1830, and is a vernacular, German Colonial, stone dwelling. A stone addition was built in 1866. The main section is two-and-one-half-stories, four bays wide, and measures thirty-two feet by twenty-eight feet. The front facade features a hipped roof portico. Also located on the property are a variety of contributing farm-related outbuildings and structures.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. It is professionally managed by Robert Dandi of REMAX Central. [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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 Patricia V. Whitacre (February 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lewis Summers Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-07.