Brendle Farms | |
Location | Jct. of PA 501 and 897, Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°17′45″N 76°18′12″W / 40.29583°N 76.30333°W |
Area | 347 acres (140 ha) |
Built | c. 1750 |
Built by | John Miley |
Architectural style | "Swiss bank" |
NRHP reference No. | 72001130 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 24, 1972 |
Brendle Farms, also known as the Alexander Schaeffer Farm and Sheetz Farm, is a historic home and farm located at Schaefferstown in Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. The house was built about 1750, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, Swiss bank house with a large arched wine cellar and distillery. Also on the property are a contributing bank barn (c. 1894), stone pigsty (c. 1740), limestone smokehouse, wheat barn (c. 1840), and wagon shed and corn crib. A second 2+1⁄2-story dwelling is located on the Lower Farm, along with a Swiss bank barn. The house is part of the Historic Schaefferstown museum. [2]
Brendle Farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [1] The Schaeffer House located on the Upper Farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark in 2011. [3]
Brendle Farms | |
Location | Jct. of PA 501 and 897, Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°17′45″N 76°18′12″W / 40.29583°N 76.30333°W |
Area | 347 acres (140 ha) |
Built | c. 1750 |
Built by | John Miley |
Architectural style | "Swiss bank" |
NRHP reference No. | 72001130 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 24, 1972 |
Brendle Farms, also known as the Alexander Schaeffer Farm and Sheetz Farm, is a historic home and farm located at Schaefferstown in Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. The house was built about 1750, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, Swiss bank house with a large arched wine cellar and distillery. Also on the property are a contributing bank barn (c. 1894), stone pigsty (c. 1740), limestone smokehouse, wheat barn (c. 1840), and wagon shed and corn crib. A second 2+1⁄2-story dwelling is located on the Lower Farm, along with a Swiss bank barn. The house is part of the Historic Schaefferstown museum. [2]
Brendle Farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [1] The Schaeffer House located on the Upper Farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark in 2011. [3]