Findlay Farm


Findlay Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	6801 Findlay Road near Lamasters, Peters Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°49′50″N 77°51′55″W / 39.83056°N 77.86528°W / 39.83056; -77.86528Coordinates: 39°49′50″N 77°51′55″W / 39.83056°N 77.86528°W / 39.83056; -77.86528
Area	3.6 acres (1.5 ha)
Built	1825-1830
NRHP Reference #	83002245^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 21, 1983

Findlay Farm is a historic home and farm complex located at Peters Township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The house was built between 1825 and 1830, and is a 2 ¹⁄₂-story, five-bay rubble limestone dwelling with a gable roof. It has a full-length front porch added in the early 20th century. Also on the property is a 19th-century frame barn. The property was once owned by Pennsylvania Governor and U.S. Senator William Findlay (1768–1856), who sold it in 1823.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1]

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 Ronald L. Andrews and Paula Stoner Reed (1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Findlay Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-04.

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