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'''Lahr Farm''' is a historic home and farm located in [[Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania|Warwick Township]], [[Chester County, Pennsylvania]]. The farm has three contributing buildings; the main house, [[bank barn]], and wash hour or latchen. The house is a {{frac|2|1|2}}-story, four-bay by two-bay, [[fieldstone]] dwelling with a gable roof. The farm |
'''Lahr Farm''' is a historic home and farm located in [[Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania|Warwick Township]], [[Chester County, Pennsylvania]]. It was originally owned by a wealthy Quaker ironmaster William Branson and part of his [[Reading Furnace Historic District|Reading Furnace]] estate.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lahr Farm History |url=https://www.livingplaces.com/PA/Chester_County/Warwick_Township/Lahr_Farm.html |website=Living Places}}</ref> The farm has three contributing buildings; the main house, [[bank barn]], and wash hour or latchen. The house is a {{frac|2|1|2}}-story, four-bay by two-bay, [[fieldstone]] dwelling with a gable roof. The farm was inherited by Branon's grandson a wealthy ironmaster [[Samuel Van Leer]]. The [[Van Leer Family]]'s original surname spelling was Von Lahr.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vanleerarchives.org/home/van-leer-family-europe/ |website=Van Leer Archives}}</ref> The farm remained in the Lahr family from 1834 to 1938.<ref name="nom">{{cite web| url = http://www.arch.state.pa.us/| title = National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania| publisher = ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology| format = Searchable database| accessdate = 2012-11-02}} ''Note:'' This includes {{cite web| url = {{NRHP-PA|H001564_01H.pdf}}| title = National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Lahr Farm| accessdate = 2012-11-20| author = Estelle Cremers and J. Kelly Murphy, III| format = PDF| date= n.d.}}</ref> |
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It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1979.<ref name="nris"/> |
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| Location | East of Elverson on Pennsylvania Route 23, Warwick Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°09′39″N 75°46′10″W / 40.16083°N 75.76944°W |
| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | c. 1825 |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002199[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 7, 1979 |
Lahr Farm is a historic home and farm located in Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was originally owned by a wealthy Quaker ironmaster William Branson and part of his Reading Furnace estate.[2] The farm has three contributing buildings; the main house, bank barn, and wash hour or latchen. The house is a 2+1⁄2-story, four-bay by two-bay, fieldstone dwelling with a gable roof. The farm was inherited by Branon's grandson a wealthy ironmaster Samuel Van Leer. The Van Leer Family's original surname spelling was Von Lahr.[3] The farm remained in the Lahr family from 1834 to 1938.[4]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Lahr Farm History". Living Places.
- ^ Van Leer Archives https://vanleerarchives.org/home/van-leer-family-europe/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Estelle Cremers and J. Kelly Murphy, III (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Lahr Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-20.
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