Boyer–Mertz Farm
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Boyer–Mertz Farm, August 2014
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Location | Jct. of Noble St. and Bastian Rd., Maxatawny Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°29′50″N 75°45′59″W / 40.49722°N 75.76639°WCoordinates: 40°29′50″N 75°45′59″W / 40.49722°N 75.76639°W |
Area | 102 acres (41 ha) |
Built | 1871, 1905 |
Architectural style | Other, Pennsylvania bank barn |
MPS | Farms in Berks County MPS |
NRHP Reference # | 92000937 |
Added to NRHP | September 9, 1992 |
Boyer–Mertz Farm, also known as Angstadt Farm, is a historic farm complex and national historic district located in Maxatawny Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It has 9 contributing buildings and 11 contributing structures. They include a 2 1⁄2-story, brick tenant house (1871); brick-and-frame Pennsylvania bank barn (1871); and a 2 1⁄2-story, brick farmhouse (1905). The remaining buildings include a stone summer kitchen (c. 1850), three wagon / buggy sheds, a carriage shop, and privy. The contributing structures include a pumphouse, four chicken houses, five stone cisterns, and a corn crib.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.