Ridgewood Farm

Ridgewood Farm is a historic farm complex and national historic district located in Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It has eight contributing buildings and five contributing structures. They are a two-story, vernacular Federal sandstone farmhouse (c. 1810); sandstone Pennsylvania bank barn (1809); sandstone summer kitchen / butcher house; 1 1/2-story, sandstone produce storage building (1810); ground cellar; stone wall; and other outbuildings. Also on the property are the remains of the Schuylkill Canal that operated from 1924 to 1932, and two railroad lines.[2]

Ridgewood Farm
Ridgewood Farmhouse, September 2013
LocationJct. of PA 724 and I-176, Cumru Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°17′43″N 75°53′50″W
Area136 acres (55 ha)
Built1809
Architectural styleFederal, Pennsylvania bank barn
MPSFarms in Berks County MPS
NRHP reference No.92000399[1]
Added to NRHPMay 7, 1992

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

  • Summer Kitchen
  • Vaulted building
  • Barn and Milk house
  • Barn upper ramp and Silo
  • Ground Cellar and shed

References
  1. "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 Phoebe Hopkins (June 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ridgewood Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.


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