Peter and Jonathan Newmyer Farm

Peter and Jonathan Newmyer Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

The main barn in June 2014

Location	3165 Richey Rd., Bullskin Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°04′35″N 79°33′32″W / 40.07639°N 79.55889°W / 40.07639; -79.55889Coordinates: 40°04′35″N 79°33′32″W / 40.07639°N 79.55889°W / 40.07639; -79.55889
Area	54 acres (22 ha)
Built	1794
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP Reference #	98000901^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 23, 1998

Peter and Jonathan Newmyer Farm is a historic farm and national historic district located at Bullskin Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 8 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure. They are the main German bank barn (c. 1794-1798), main house (c. 1812-1822), straw / hay shed (c. 1900), corn crib (c. 1875-1900), smokehouse, stone spring house, coal shanty (c. 1875-1900), wheat shed (c. 1900-1940), and tenant house (pre-1840).^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.^[1] As of 2011, it was owned by Tony Mucha and his wife Rose.^[3] It is one of the earliest stone barns in Western Pennsylvania.^[3] The whole property is 196 acres (79 ha; 0.306 sq mi)^[3]

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Eliza Smith Brown and Ronald C. Carlisle (May 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Peter and Jonathan Newmyer Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-29.
1 2 3 Smith, Craig (March 11, 2012). "Preservationists hoping to save Pennsylvania's historic barns". Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Retrieved March 11, 2012.

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