Findlay Farm

Findlay Farm
Location 6801 Findlay Road near Lamasters, Peters Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°49′50″N 77°51′55″W / 39.83056°N 77.86528°WCoordinates: 39°49′50″N 77°51′55″W / 39.83056°N 77.86528°W
Area 3.6 acres (1.5 ha)
Built 1825-1830
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 83002245[1]
Added to NRHP April 21, 1983

Findlay Farm is a historic home and farm complex located at Peters Township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The house was built between 1825 and 1830, and is a 2 1/2-story, five bay rubble limestone dwelling with a gable roof. It has a full length front porch added in the early 20th century. Also on the property is a 19th-century frame barn. The property was once owned by Pennsylvania Governor and U.S. Senator William Findlay (1768-1856), who sold it in 1823.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Ronald L. Andrews and Paula Stoner Reed (1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Findlay Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-04.