John Gehman Farm

John Gehman Farm
John Gehman Farm is located in Pennsylvania
John Gehman Farm
Location within Pennsylvania
John Gehman Farm is located in the United States
John Gehman Farm
Location within the United States
LocationTownship Rd. N of Harlem, Hereford Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°28′08″N 75°35′09″W / 40.46889°N 75.58583°W / 40.46889; -75.58583
Area87 acres (35 ha)
Builtc. 1767, 1806, c. 1810
Architectural styleSwiss bank house
MPSFarms in Berks County MPS
NRHP reference No.92000398[1]
Added to NRHPMay 7, 1992

John Gehman Farm is a historic farm complex and national historic district located in Hereford Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It has seven contributing buildings. They are the 2+1⁄2-story, stone and log Swiss bank house (c. 1767); stone Pennsylvania bank barn (1806); 2+1⁄2-story, vernacular stone farmhouse (c. 1810), stable, wagon shed, and privy. The Gehman family owned the farm from about 1767 to 1945. They were of German ancestry, originating in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Phoebe Hopkins (June 1991). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Gehman, John, Farm. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 9, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)


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