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Rock Hill Farm

Coordinates: 39°45′07″N 77°52′08″W / 39.75194°N 77.86889°W / 39.75194; -77.86889
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Rock Hill Farm
Joseph Negley farmstead
Rock Hill Farm is located in Pennsylvania
Rock Hill Farm
Rock Hill Farm is located in the United States
Rock Hill Farm
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Interactive map showing the location of Rock Hill Farm
Location12995 and 12755 Bain Rd., Montgomery Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°45′07″N 77°52′08″W / 39.75194°N 77.86889°W / 39.75194; -77.86889
Area149.9 acres (60.7 ha)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.99000880[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 28, 1999

Rock Hill Farm, also known as the Davis-Stauffer Farm Complex, is an historic, American home and farm and national historic district located in Montgomery Township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

History and architectural features

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This district includes twelve contributing buildings, two contributing sites, and three contributing structures. They are associated with three areas: the Davis-Chamber farmstead (1793 and 1875), the Eliab Negley House (c. 1810), and the Joseph Negley farmstead (c. 1840). Contributing components of the Davis-Chamber farmstead include the log and frame main house (c. 1793), an eighteenth-century log smokehouse, a limestone milk house (c. 1810), a frame wash house (c. 1880), a frame outhouse (c. 1900), a frame wagon shed (c. 1900), and a frame barn with concrete silo (c. 1930). The property also has a stone wall (c. 1790–1820) and the archaeological remains of earlier buildings, including a limestone mill dismantled about 1930.

The Eliab Negley House is a log dwelling that was built between 1810 and 1823. The Joseph Negley farmstead includes a Greek Revival-style dwelling that was built between 1836 and 1850, with later modifications made circa 1900. Also located on the property are a contributing nineteenth century smokehouse, a frame wagon shed (c. 1900), and a large shed.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[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 Paula S. Reed (March 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rock Hill Farm" (PDF). Retrieved February 4, 2012.