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Joseph J. Rohrer Farm

Coordinates: 41°32′41″N 85°55′57″W / 41.54472°N 85.93250°W / 41.54472; -85.93250
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Joseph J. Rohrer Farm
Joseph J. Rohrer Farm, July 2013
Joseph J. Rohrer Farm is located in Indiana
Joseph J. Rohrer Farm
Joseph J. Rohrer Farm is located in the United States
Joseph J. Rohrer Farm
Location24394 County Road 40, southwest of Goshen, Harrison Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
Coordinates41°32′41″N 85°55′57″W / 41.54472°N 85.93250°W / 41.54472; -85.93250
Area2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Builtc. 1854 (1854)-1900
Architectural styleFederal, Bank barn
NRHP reference No.90000330[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1990

Joseph J. Rohrer Farm, also known as Rohrer Place, is a historic farm and national historic district located in Harrison Township, Elkhart County, Indiana. The house was built in 1858, and is a two-story, three-bay, frame dwelling with Federal style design elements. It has a side gable slate roof and full-width front porch. The property also includes the contributing old house (c. 1854), bank barn (1861), chicken house, smokehouse, and corn crib.[2]: 3 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved October 1, 2015. Note: This includes Laura Thayer (March 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Joseph J. Rohrer Farm" (PDF). Retrieved October 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.