Ridgewood Farm Explained

Ridgewood Farm
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:40.2953°N -75.8972°W
Built:1809
Architecture:Federal, Pennsylvania bank barn
Added:May 7, 1992
Refnum:92000399

Ridgewood Farm is an historic farm complex and national historic district that is located in Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

History and architectural features

This has eight contributing buildings and five contributing structures. They are a two-story, vernacular, Federal-style, sandstone farmhouse (c. 1810), a sandstone, Pennsylvania bank barn (1809), a sandstone summer kitchen/butcher house, a one-and-half-story, sandstone, produce storage building (1810), a ground cellar, a stone wall, and other outbuildings.

Also located on the property are the remains of the Schuylkill Canal that operated from 1924 to 1932, and two railroad lines.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

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|H092835_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ridgewood Farm]. 2012-08-22. Phoebe Hopkins . PDF. June 1991.