National Register of Historic Places

Knorr-Bare Farm

Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Listed
July 28, 1992
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
92000935

About this property

The Knorr–Bare Farm is an historic farm complex and national historic district that are located in Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. This district has thirteen contributing buildings and eight contributing structures, including a two-and-one-half-story, four-bay, brick farmhouse (1906), a frame-style, Pennsylvania bank barn (1896), and one-and-one-half-story stone cabin (c. 1755). The remaining buildings were built primarily between 1896 and 1940, with two tenant houses dating to the late-eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries. Other buildings include a milk house, a smoke house/bake house, an outhouse, four wagon sheds, and a hay barn. The contributing structures include a lime kiln, silo (c. 1940), and a variety of animal shelters.

Location

4995 Penn Ave., Lower Heidelberg Township
Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania
40.32446, -76.06337

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When was Knorr-Bare Farm listed on the National Register?

Knorr-Bare Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 28, 1992.

What type of historic resource is Knorr-Bare Farm?

Knorr-Bare Farm is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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