Rice–Pennebecker Farm

Rice–Pennebecker Farm, also known as Fox Meadow Farm, is a historic farm and national historic district located in West Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The farm has four contributing buildings and one contributing structure. They are the main house, a wagon shed, stone barn, corn crib, and storage building. The main house is in four sections; the earliest dates 1767, with additions and modifications made in 1831–1832, c. 1870, and 1960. The oldest section forms the rear wing. The 1831-1832 addition is the main part and is a two-story, five bay, stone structure in the Georgian style.[2]

Rice–Pennebecker Farm
Pennebecker barn, March 2011
LocationClover Mill Rd. near Chester Springs, West Pikeland Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°06′07″N 75°35′59″W
Area42 acres (17 ha)
Builtc. 1767, 1831-1832, c. 1870, 1960
Built byRice, Zachariah; Et al.
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.86001765[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 21, 1986

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References
  1. "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). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Eleanor Morris; John Bowie; Estelle Cremers & William Sisson (June 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Rice–Pennebecker Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-17.


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