Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn
National Register of Historic Places

Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn

Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Listed
March 28, 2007
Type
Building
Period
Modern
Ref No.
07000216

About this property

The Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn, also known as the "Five Springs Farm," is an historic home and barn complex that is located in Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Built circa 1830, the historic house is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, limestone dwelling that was designed in the Georgian style and measures forty-two feet by twenty feet. It is attached to an earlier two-story, seventeen-foot by seventeen-foot, stone dwelling, making a "T"-shape. The stone barn was also built circa 1830, and measures sixty-six feet by forty-one feet. Also located on the property are a contributing springhouse, a drive-through corn crib, and a machinery shed.

Location

1832 Old Swede Rd.
Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
40.32001, -75.75365

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When was Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn listed on the National Register?

Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 28, 2007.

What type of historic resource is Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn?

Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn is recorded as the modern era.

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