Federal Barn Explained

Federal Barn
Location:Off Pennsylvania Route 252, Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.0772°N -75.4506°W
Built:1792, c. 1840
Builder:Moor, Jonathan; Hamer, John
Added:February 8, 1980
Refnum:80003469

Federal Barn, also known as the barn at Cressbrook Farm, is a historic barn located in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The barn was built in two sections; the older dated to 1792 and the second section to about 1840. It is a two-story., six bay, Pennsylvania bank barn. It is of fieldstone and frame construction and has a gable roof. The barn is located about 150 feet from Cressbrook Farm house.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Searchable database. 2012-11-05. 2012-10-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20121028073929/http://www.arch.state.pa.us/. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H001546_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Federal Barn]. 2012-11-03. Richard Fox. PDF. July 1979.