French Creek Farm
French Creek Farmhouse, March 2011
French Creek Farm is located in Pennsylvania
French Creek Farm
French Creek Farm is located in the United States
French Creek Farm
LocationKimberton Rd., West Vincent Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°08′12″N 75°35′14″W / 40.13667°N 75.58722°W / 40.13667; -75.58722
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Builtc. 1795-1812
Built byAman, George
NRHP reference No.88002372[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 3, 1988

French Creek Farm, also known as The Aman Farm, is a historic farm and national historic district located in West Vincent Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The farm has four contributing buildings. They are a stone spring house (1795), stuccoed small barn and wagonshed (1796–97), 2+1⁄2-story stone smokehouse (1799), and the farmhouse. The farmhouse was built in three stages and is a 2+1⁄2-story, six-bay stone dwelling with a gable roof. The oldest section was built in 1804–04, with additions made in 1808 and 1812.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "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 November 2, 2012. Note: This includes Estelle Cremers (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: French Creek Farm" (PDF). Retrieved November 17, 2012.
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