Riverside Farm
National Register of Historic Places

Riverside Farm

Erwinna, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Listed
April 20, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
88000461

About this property

Riverside Farm, also known as Evermay-on-the-Delaware, is an historic hotel that is located near Erwinna, Tinicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The house is a three-and-one-half-story, six-bay, frame, vernacular dwelling with Greek Revival and Italianate influences. The oldest section of the main house was built during the late eighteenth century as a two-story, three-bay frame structure. Additions to the house occurred were made roughly between 1870 and 1883, when this structure took its present form. A stairwell addition was built in 1982. The front facade features a one-story, flat roofed porch. Also located on the property are a contributing tenant house, a carriage house, a shed, and an ice house. The house was built as a private dwelling, then converted for use as a hotel and resort starting about 1870. It operated as an inn until 1930. It reopened in 1982 as a bed-and-breakfast known as EverMay On-The-Delaware. But was closed in 2005 and now operates as a private residence. InnSite.com: EverMay On-The-Delaware, Erwinna, Pennsylvania

Location

Erwinna, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
40.50041, -75.06795

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Battles

Battle of Crooked Billet May 1 1778
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When was Riverside Farm listed on the National Register?

Riverside Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 1988.

What type of historic resource is Riverside Farm?

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

What is the period of significance for Riverside Farm?

The period of significance for Riverside Farm is recorded as the civil_war era.

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