Robert Parkinson Farm Explained

Robert Parkinson Farm is a historic property located in Morris Township, Pennsylvania, United States.

Designated as an historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation,^[1] it is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History and architectural features

The contributing buildings are the house and banked barn (both c. 1830), a sheep barn (c. 1870), a hay shed and spring house (both c. 1880), and a privy (c. 1920). The house is a five-bay, center passage farmhouse with an attached rear kitchen; it was designed in a T-shaped floor plan. The Parkinson Farm is an example of an early nineteenth-century sheep farm, and it continued to operate as such until roughly 1960.^[2]

It is designated as a historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation,^[3] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Parkinson, Robert Farm . Landmark Registry - Residential Landmark/Farmstead. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. 2010-11-08.
2. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H111709_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Robert Parkinson Farm]. 2014-09-23. Terry A. Necciai. PDF. September 20, 2000.
3. Web site: Parkinson, Robert Farm . Landmark Registry - Residential Landmark/Farmstead. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. 2010-11-08.