Ridgewood Farm
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Ridgewood Farm
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Ridgewood Farmhouse. September 2013.
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| Location | Jct. of PA 724 and I-176, Cumru Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°17′43″N 75°53′50″W / 40.29528°N 75.89722°WCoordinates: 40°17′43″N 75°53′50″W / 40.29528°N 75.89722°W |
| Area | 136 acres (55 ha) |
| Built | 1809 |
| Architectural style | Federal, Pennsylvania bank barn, Other |
| MPS | Farms in Berks County MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 92000399 |
| Added to NRHP | May 7, 1992 |
Ridgewood Farm is a historic farm complex and national historic district located in Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It has eight contributing buildings and five contributing structures. They are a two story, vernacular Federal sandstone farmhouse (c. 1810); sandstone Pennsylvania bank barn (1809); sandstone summer kitchen / butcher house; 1 1/2-story, sandstone produce storage building (1810); ground cellar; stone wall; and other outbuildings. Also on the property are the remains of the Schuylkill Canal that operated from 1924 to 1932, and two railroad lines.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
Summer Kitchen
Vaulted building
Barn and Milk house
Barn upper ramp and Silo
Ground Cellar and shed
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