National Register of Historic Places

Potter-Allison Farm

Centre Hall, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Listed
December 6, 1977
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
77001143

About this property

The Potter–Allison Farm is an historic farm complex and national historic district that is located in Potter Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. This district includes nine contributing buildings and one contributing site in Centre Hall. The district includes the Potter–Allison House, a nineteenth-century wood barn, and a variety of outbuildings, including a hog barn, equipment buildings, a corn crib, a stone slaughterhouse, and a springhouse. Also located on the property are the remains of milling and tanning operations. The Georgian-style house was built circa 1817, with a Victorian section added sometime during the 1850s. It is a two-and-one-half-story brick dwelling. The property was originally owned and developed by General James Potter (1729–1789), who built a log cabin and grist mill. The property was acquired by the locally prominent Allison family in 1849.

Location

Centre Hall, Centre County, Pennsylvania
40.80251, -77.62984

Categories

INDUSTRYCOMMERCEAGRICULTUREEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Egg Hill Church
Civil War
1.8 mi
Waggoner, Daniel, Log House and Barn
Industrial
2.1 mi
Neff Round Barn
Civil War
3.9 mi
Allison, William, House
Industrial
4.2 mi
Gregg, Andrew, Homestead
Industrial
4.3 mi

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When was Potter-Allison Farm listed on the National Register?

Potter-Allison Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 6, 1977.

What type of historic resource is Potter-Allison Farm?

Potter-Allison Farm is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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