Philip Erpff House
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Philip Erpff House, November 2011
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Location | South Market Street, Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°17′47″N 76°17′37″W / 40.29639°N 76.29361°WCoordinates: 40°17′47″N 76°17′37″W / 40.29639°N 76.29361°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | c. 1750 |
Architectural style | Other, Germanic vernacular |
NRHP Reference # | 79002287 |
Added to NRHP | November 20, 1979 |
Philip Erpff House is a historic home located at Schaefferstown, in Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1750, and is a 2 1/2-story, limestone residence with a gable roof. It is five bays wide and measures 36 feet, 7 inches, by 26 feet, 6 inches. It features large limestone quoins and a limestone chimney and is in the vernacular Germanic tradition. Also on the property are a contributing limestone wash house, limestone spring house, and the "Arch." The Arch is an underground cold storage area. It has a vaulted ceiling and two niches on the back wall.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.