Payne's Folly Explained

Payne's Folly
Coordinates:39.7256°N -76.5017°W
Built:c. 1750
Architecture:Georgian, Germanic house
Added:March 6, 1986
Refnum:86000422

Payne's Folly is a historic home located at Fawn Township, York County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1750, and is a -story, four bay by two bay stone early Germanic dwelling. It measures 36 feet by 24 feet and has a full basement and steep gable roof. It is built into a hillside.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2011-12-18. 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|H086410_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Payne's Folly]. 2011-12-08. Lynn Rosental. PDF. December 1985.

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