The Hartman Cider Press is an historic cider press which is located in Pike Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Hartman Cider Press
Hartman Cider Press. August 2013.
Hartman Cider Press is located in Pennsylvania
Hartman Cider Press
Hartman Cider Press is located in the United States
Hartman Cider Press
LocationKeim Road, 1.1 miles (1.8 km) west of Lobachsville, Pike Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°24′39″N 75°44′58″W / 40.41083°N 75.74944°W / 40.41083; -75.74944
Arealess than one acre
Built1835
NRHP reference No.87002205[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 7, 1988

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

History and architectural features

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The cider press and one-story, plain, wood-frame building sits on a stone foundation, and was built circa 1835. The building measures thirty-five feet by fifteen feet, and has a gable roof.

The cider press had been in the Hartman family for five generations. It was donated by Edward Hartman and John Hartman to the American Folklore Society of Oley in March 1975.[2] It was moved from its original location in Muhlenberg Township, 11 miles to the Keim Homestead in May 1975.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Rare Cider Press is Gift". Reading Eagle Newspaper. 1975-03-20.
  3. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-09-15. Note: This includes Cathy L. Wegener and William Sisson (1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hartman Cider Press" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.