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Horner House and Barn

Coordinates: 39°43′41″N 77°14′59″W / 39.72806°N 77.24972°W / 39.72806; -77.24972
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Horner House and Barn
House
Horner House and Barn is located in Pennsylvania
Horner House and Barn
Location in Pennsylvania
Horner House and Barn is located in the United States
Horner House and Barn
Location in United States
Location20 Horner Rd., Cumberland Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°43′41″N 77°14′59″W / 39.72806°N 77.24972°W / 39.72806; -77.24972
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1819, 1840
Built byI. Lightner (1840 barn)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.07000468[1]
Added to NRHPMay 24, 2007

The Horner House and Barn, also known as the Alexander Horner House and Locust Grive Farm, is an historic home and barn which are located in Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.

This property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

History and architectural features

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The house was built in 1819, and is a 2+12-story, five-bay, vernacular, Federal-style dwelling. It has a main block and rear ell, and sits on an uncut fieldstone foundation. The bank barn was built in 1840, and has two levels; it measures 100.5 by 50 ft (30.6 by 15.2 m). Also located on the property is a contributing equipment barn, which was built in 1916, and an early nineteenth-century detached summer kitchen.[2]

Barn

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2011-12-15. Note: This includes Barbara A. Brand (November 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Horner House and Barn" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.