John Eakin Farm
Barn on the John Eakins Farm, September 2012
John Eakin Farm is located in Pennsylvania
John Eakin Farm
John Eakin Farm is located in the United States
John Eakin Farm
Location3298 PA 212, Main St.,
Springtown, Springfield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°33′05″N 75°16′57″W / 40.55139°N 75.28250°W / 40.55139; -75.28250
Area105.5 acres (42.7 ha)
Built1739
Architectural stylePenn Plan
NRHP reference No.05000100[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 24, 2005

The John Eakin Farm, also known as the Jacob Kooker Tavern, is an historic farm and national historic district that are located in Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

History and architectural features

This district encompasses fifteen contributing buildings, two contributing sites, and one contributing structure, including three houses, two barns, one wagon shed, two smokehouses, one spring house, one outhouse, one garage, one milk house, one chicken house, and the ruins of an out kitchen, lime quarry, lime kiln, and two sheds.[2]

The most notable building is the Jacob Kooker Tavern, the oldest section of which dates to 1739. A tavern occupied the building from 1761 to roughly 1797.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved October 24, 2012. Note: This includes Kathryn Ann Auerbach (September 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Eakin Farm" (PDF). Retrieved October 24, 2012.
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