National Register of Historic Places

Knapp Farm

Montgomeryville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Listed
October 21, 1976
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
76001656

About this property

The Knapp Farm, is a historic farmhouse located at the corner of Dekalb Pike and Knapp Road in Montgomery Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is also the only township property on the National Register of Historic Places. The farm, which occupies property originally settled just after 1700 by English immigrants, now sits adjacent to the Montgomery Mall. The earliest section of the farmhouse was erected around 1760. It is a 21/2-story, four-bay, stuccoed stone Germanic house. A brick kitchen wing was added in the mid-19th century. The property was continuously occupied and farmed until the late 1990s. In 2005, the farmhouse became the property of the Montgomery Township Historical Society (MTHS). The house along with seven acres of open space was donated to the society as part of a development agreement that allowed residential development on the remaining acreage. MTHS is working to restore the property and plans to use it as the society's headquarters as well as an education center to interpret the rural history of the North Penn area. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Location

Montgomeryville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
40.23016, -75.24658

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Sources

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When was Knapp Farm listed on the National Register?

Knapp Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 21, 1976.

What type of historic resource is Knapp Farm?

Knapp Farm is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Knapp Farm is recorded as the industrial era.

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