Brendle Farms Explained

Brendle Farms
Coordinates:40.2958°N -76.3033°W
Built:c. 1750
Builder:John Miley
Architecture:"Swiss bank"
Added:July 24, 1972
Refnum:72001130

Brendle Farms, also known as the Alexander Schaeffer Farm and Sheetz Farm, is a historic home and farm located at Schaefferstown in Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. The house was built about 1750, and is a -story, Swiss bank house with a large arched wine cellar and distillery. Also on the property are a contributing bank barn (c. 1894), stone pigsty (c. 1740), limestone smokehouse, wheat barn (c. 1840), and wagon shed and corn crib. A second -story dwelling is located on the Lower Farm, along with a Swiss bank barn. The house is part of the Historic Schaefferstown museum.[1]

Brendle Farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The Schaeffer House located on the Upper Farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark in 2011.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-03-02. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H000780_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brendle Farms]. 2012-02-28. Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks. PDF. n.d..
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2011-08-05. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/25/11 through 7/29/11. National Park Service.