French Creek Farm

French Creek Farm
French Creek Farmhouse, March 2011
Location Kimberton Rd., West Vincent Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°08′12″N 75°35′14″W / 40.13667°N 75.58722°W / 40.13667; -75.58722Coordinates: 40°08′12″N 75°35′14″W / 40.13667°N 75.58722°W / 40.13667; -75.58722
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built c. 1795-1812
Built by Aman, George
NRHP Reference # 88002372[1]
Added to NRHP November 3, 1988

French Creek Farm, also known as The Aman Farm, is a historic farm and national historic district located in West Vincent Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The farm has four contributing buildings. They are a stone spring house (1795), stuccoed small barn and wagonshed (1796–97), 2 12-story stone smokehouse (1799), and the farmhouse. The farmhouse was built in three stages and is a 2 12-story, six-bay stone dwelling with a gable roof. The oldest section was built in 1804–04, with additions made in 1808 and 1812.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "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 (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: French Creek Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-17.


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