Ridgewood Farm is an historic farm complex and national historic district that is located in Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Ridgewood Farm
Ridgewood Farmhouse, September 2013
Ridgewood Farm is located in Pennsylvania
Ridgewood Farm
Ridgewood Farm is located in the United States
Ridgewood Farm
LocationJct. of PA 724 and I-176, Cumru Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°17′43″N 75°53′50″W / 40.29528°N 75.89722°W / 40.29528; -75.89722
Area136 acres (55 ha)
Built1809
Architectural styleFederal, Pennsylvania bank barn
MPSFarms in Berks County MPS
NRHP reference No.92000399[1]
Added to NRHPMay 7, 1992

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

History and architectural features

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This has eight contributing buildings and five contributing structures. They are a two-story, vernacular, Federal-style, sandstone farmhouse (c. 1810), a sandstone, Pennsylvania bank barn (1809), a sandstone summer kitchen/butcher house, a one-and-half-story, sandstone, produce storage building (1810), a ground cellar, a stone wall, and other outbuildings.

Also located on the property are the remains of the Schuylkill Canal that operated from 1924 to 1932, and two railroad lines.[2]

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

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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 Phoebe Hopkins (June 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ridgewood Farm" (PDF). Retrieved August 22, 2012.