The Philip Erpff House is an historic, American home that is located in Schaefferstown, in Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.

Philip Erpff House
Philip Erpff House, November 2011
Philip Erpff House is located in Pennsylvania
Philip Erpff House
Philip Erpff House is located in the United States
Philip Erpff House
LocationSouth Market Street, Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°17′47″N 76°17′37″W / 40.29639°N 76.29361°W / 40.29639; -76.29361
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Builtc. 1750
Architectural styleGermanic vernacular
NRHP reference No.79002287[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 1979

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

History and architectural features

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Built circa 1750, this historic structure is a 2+12-story, limestone residence with a gable roof. It is five bays wide and measures thirty-six feet, seven inches, by twenty-six feet, six inches. It features large limestone quoins and a limestone chimney and was designed in the vernacular Germanic tradition.

Also located on the property are a contributing limestone wash house, a limestone spring house, and the "Arch," which is an underground cold storage area that has a vaulted ceiling and two niches on the back wall.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[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 Barbara J. Smith and Brenda J. Reigle (July 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Philip Erpff House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-28.