Isaac Manchester House Explained
| Plantation Plenty |
| Designated Other1 Name: | Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation Landmark |
| Designated Other1 Link: | Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation |
| Designated Other1 Color: | - f5dc0f
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| Nearest City: | Avella, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates: | 40.2547°N -80.4611°W |
| Built: | 1815 |
| Architecture: | Georgian |
| Added: | June 21, 1975 |
| Refnum: | 75001673 |
Plantation Plenty, also known as the Isaac Manchester House, is an historic American building which is located in Avella, Pennsylvania.
It was designated as a historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation,[1] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, with a boundary enlargement and renaming undertaken in 2016.[2]
History and architectural features
The property is endangered by longwall coal mining.[3]
In 2011, it was named to the list of America's Most Endangered Places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[4] [5] [6]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Manchester, Isaac House. Landmark Registry - Residential Landmark/Farmstead. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. 2010-11-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20120314154439/http://www.washcolandmarks.com/landmark_registry_display.php. 2012-03-14. dead.
- Web site: Weekly list of actions, 02/01/16 through 02/05/16. National Park Service. 2016-02-15.
- News: Wills. Rick. Longwalling plan called threat to historic Avella farm. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. June 16, 2011. July 13, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110620061142/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/lifestyles/s_742337.html. June 20, 2011. dead.
- News: Pitz. Marylynne . Historic Washington County farm on endangered places list. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 15, 2011.
- News: Wills. Rick. Washington County farm named a historic endangered place. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. June 15, 2011. https://archive.today/20120911175543/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_742259.html. September 11, 2012. dead.
- Web site: 11 Most Endangered Historic Places - Isaac Manchester Farm . . . 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110618152759/http://www.preservationnation.org/travel-and-sites/sites/northeast-region/isaac-manchester-farm.html . 2011-06-18 . dead .
