National Register of Historic Places

Siegfried's Dale Farm

Maxatawny, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Listed
May 9, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84003115

About this property

Siegfried's Dale Farm, also known as the Rodale Research Center or Rodale Institute, is an historic home and farm complex that is located in Maxatawny Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. This property includes thirteen contributing buildings, a contributing structure and three houses that were built between 1790 and 1827, the John and Catherina Siegfried Bank barn (1819, 1905), calving barn (c. 1900), two small barns (c. 1860 and c. 1900), a corn crib, the Henry Siegfried Bank barn (mid-nineteenth century), a spring and rendering house (c. 1790 and c. 1880), a one-story brick school house (1906), a smokehouse (c. 1820), and a carriage house (c. 1880). The John and Catherina Siegfried house (1790) is a 2+1⁄2-story, four-bay, rubble stone house with a slate gable roof. The Henry Siegfried house (1827) is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, rubble stone house that was designed in the Georgian style. The Johannes Siegfried house (1790) is a 2+1⁄2-story, four-bay, sided rubble stone dwelling with a three-bay Victorian porch. Moravian settler Johannes Siegfried acquired the property in 1732. It remained in the Siegfried family until being acquired in 1971 by The Rodale Institute. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Location

Maxatawny, Berks County, Pennsylvania
40.55026, -75.72152

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTUREEDUCATIONEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTARCHITECTURE
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When was Siegfried's Dale Farm listed on the National Register?

Siegfried's Dale Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Siegfried's Dale Farm?

Siegfried's Dale Farm is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Siegfried's Dale Farm is recorded as the industrial era.

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