Joel Dreibelbis Farm

Joel Dreibelbis Farm
Joel Dreibelbis Farm Farmhouse. September 2013.
LocationPA 143 near Virginville, Richmond Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°31′06.6″N 75°52′26.5″W / 40.518500°N 75.874028°W / 40.518500; -75.874028
Area181 acres (73 ha)
Built1868
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.89001820[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 30, 1989

The Joel Dreibelbis Farm /drbəlbɪs/ is an historic American farm complex and national historic district that are located in Richmond Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

History and architectural features

This district has thirteen contributing buildings, one contributing site, and two contributing structures. They include a two-and-one-half-story, brick, vernacular, Federal-style farmhouse (1868), a one-and-one-half-story, summer kitchen (c. 1870), a one-and-one-half-story, stone and frame combination smokehouse/wash house/ storage cellar (1882), a stone ice house (c. 1875), a frame Pennsylvania bank barn that sits on a stone foundation (1908), a wagon shed/corn crib, and farm-related outbuildings.[2]

The property also includes an abandoned limestone quarry and abandoned railroad bed and bridge.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2012. Note: This includes Louise Emery (June 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Joel Dreibelbis Farm" (PDF). Retrieved August 22, 2012.