National Register of Historic Places

Bixler, Michael and Magdealena Farmstead

East Manchester, York County, Pennsylvania
Listed
July 26, 2000
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
00000850

About this property

The Michael and Magdealena Bixler Farmstead, also known as the John Rudy County Park, is an historic property in East Manchester Township, Pennsylvania, York County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. This historic property includes seven stone and frame buildings that date from roughly 1799 to 1910. They are a Georgian-style house, a Sweitzer barn (1811), a summer kitchen, a corn barn, a hog barn, a tobacco barn, and a milk house. The house, which was built circa 1799, is a two-and-one-half-story, stone dwelling that sits on a limestone foundation. It has a slate covered gable roof. Also located on the property is a hand-dug well that dates to 1799 or earlier, the foundations of a house that date to roughly 1737, and a smokehouse. The property was donated to York County in 1973, and is operated as a county park. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Location

400 Mundis Race Rd.
East Manchester, York County, Pennsylvania
40.02092, -76.70408

Categories

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Sources

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When was Bixler, Michael and Magdealena Farmstead listed on the National Register?

Bixler, Michael and Magdealena Farmstead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 26, 2000.

What type of historic resource is Bixler, Michael and Magdealena Farmstead?

Bixler, Michael and Magdealena Farmstead is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Bixler, Michael and Magdealena Farmstead is recorded as the industrial era.

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