John Gehman Farm | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Coordinates: | 40.4689°N -75.5858°W |
Built: | c. 1767, 1806, c. 1810 |
Architecture: | Swiss bank house |
Added: | May 7, 1992 |
Refnum: | 92000398 |
John Gehman Farm is a historic farm complex and national historic district located in Hereford Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It has seven contributing buildings. They are the -story, stone and log Swiss bank house (c. 1767); stone Pennsylvania bank barn (1806); -story, vernacular stone farmhouse (c. 1810), stable, wagon shed, and privy. The Gehman family owned the farm from about 1767 to 1945. They were of German ancestry, originating in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.