Payne's Folly

Payne's Folly
Location: Watters Rd., Fawn Township, Pennsylvania
Area: 2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built: c. 1750
Architectural style: Georgian, Other, Germanic house
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 86000422[1]
Added to NRHP: March 6, 1986

Payne's Folly is a historic home located at Fawn Township, York County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1750, and is a 2 1/2-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.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp.  Note: This includes Lynn Rosental (December 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Payne's Folly" (PDF). https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce_imagery/phmc_scans/H086410_01H.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-08. 
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