The Knorr–Bare Farm is an historic, American farm complex and national historic district that are located in Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Knorr–Bare Farm
Knorr–Bare Farmhouse, April 2011
Knorr–Bare Farm is located in Pennsylvania
Knorr–Bare Farm
Knorr–Bare Farm is located in the United States
Knorr–Bare Farm
Location4995 Penn Ave.,
Lower Heidelberg Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°19′23″N 76°03′43″W / 40.32306°N 76.06194°W / 40.32306; -76.06194
Area192 acres (78 ha)
Built1755, 1896, 1906
Architectural stylePennsylvania bank barn
MPSFarms in Berks County MPS
NRHP reference No.92000935[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 29, 1992

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

History and architectural features

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This district has thirteen contributing buildings and eight contributing structures, including a two-and-one-half-story, four-bay, brick farmhouse (1906), a frame-style, Pennsylvania bank barn (1896), and one-and-one-half-story stone cabin (c. 1755). The remaining buildings were built primarily between 1896 and 1940, with two tenant houses dating to the late-eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries. Other buildings include a milk house, a smoke house/bake house, an outhouse, four wagon sheds, and a hay barn. The contributing structures include a lime kiln, silo (c. 1940), and a variety of animal shelters.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[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. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Louise Emery (June 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Knorr–Bare Farm" (PDF). Retrieved August 22, 2012.