National Register of Historic Places

Sinking Springs Farms

Manchester, York County, Pennsylvania
Listed
July 26, 2000
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
00000848

About this property

Sinking Springs Farms is a historic farm and national historic district located at Manchester Township in York County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 32 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 17 contributing structures. The district includes the Manor House Demesne, four farmsteads, and a Radio Broadcast Complex. The manor house dates to 1900, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, Colonial Revival-style dwelling modified between 1936 and 1941. Farmstead #1 includes the earliest buildings, dated to about 1841. Farmstead #2 includes a Shingle Style dwelling designed by architect John A. Dempwolf and built about 1893. Farmstead #3 has a 3+1⁄2-story, banked Pennsylvania German dwelling built about 1845. Farmstead #4 has a 3+1⁄2-story, banked Georgian-plan dwelling built about 1845. The Radio Broadcast Complex includes a 2+1⁄2-story, brick Colonial Revival-style office building and four radio towers, and used as a radio station from the 1940s until 1990. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Location

Manchester, York County, Pennsylvania
40.01114, -76.73920

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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York Dispatch Newspaper Offices
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Nearby Battles

Hanover Junction Skirmish
1863Civil War
3.1 mi

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When was Sinking Springs Farms listed on the National Register?

Sinking Springs Farms was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 26, 2000.

What type of historic resource is Sinking Springs Farms?

Sinking Springs Farms is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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