Brendle Farms


Brendle Farms
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Jct. of PA 501 and 897, Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°17′45″N 76°18′12″W / 40.29583°N 76.30333°W / 40.29583; -76.30333Coordinates: 40°17′45″N 76°18′12″W / 40.29583°N 76.30333°W / 40.29583; -76.30333
Area	347 acres (140 ha)
Built	c. 1750
Built by	Miley, John
Architectural style	Other, "Swiss bank"
NRHP Reference #	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]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brendle Farms" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-28.
↑ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/25/11 through 7/29/11. National Park Service. 2011-08-05.

External links

Historic Schaefferstown website

US National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania

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