Potter–Allison Farm Explained

Potter–Allison Farm
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Location:Southeast of Centre Hall on Pennsylvania Route 144, Potter Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.9739°N -77.7425°W
Built:1817
Architecture:Late Victorian, Georgian
Added:December 6, 1977
Refnum:77001143

The Potter–Allison Farm is an historic, American farm complex and national historic district that is located in Potter Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

History and architectural features

This district includes nine contributing buildings and one contributing site in Centre Hall. The district includes the Potter–Allison House, a nineteenth-century wood barn, and a variety of outbuildings, including a hog barn, equipment buildings, a corn crib, a stone slaughterhouse, and a springhouse. Also located on the property are the remains of milling and tanning operations.

The Georgian-style house was built circa 1817, with a Victorian section added sometime during the 1850s. It is a two-and-one-half-story brick dwelling.

The property was originally owned and developed by General James Potter (1729–1789), who built a log cabin and grist mill.

The property was acquired by the locally prominent Allison family in 1849.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H001645_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Potter–Allison Farm]. 2011-11-05. Michael J. Halm . William L. McLaughlin . Gregory Ramsey . amp . PDF. June 1977.