Lahr Farm Explained

The Lahr Farm is an historic home and farm complex that is located in Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was originally owned by a wealthy Quaker ironmaster William Branson and part of his Reading Furnace estate.^[1]

History and architectural features

The farm has three contributing buildings; the main house, bank barn, and wash hour or latchen. The house is a -story, four-bay by two-bay, fieldstone dwelling with a gable roof. The farm was inherited by Branon's grandson a wealthy ironmaster Samuel Van Leer. The Van Leer Family's original surname spelling was Von Lahr.^[2] The farm remained in the Lahr family from 1834 to 1938.^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

See also

• Warrenpoint (William Branson House)
• Reading Furnace Historic District

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lahr Farm History . Living Places.
2. Web site: Van Leer Family Europe . Van Leer Archives .
3. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Searchable database. 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H001564_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Lahr Farm]. 2012-11-20. Estelle Cremers and J. Kelly Murphy, III. PDF. n.d..