Isaac Manchester House

Plantation Plenty
The farm house in August 2014
Nearest city Avella, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°15′17″N 80°27′40″W / 40.25472°N 80.46111°W / 40.25472; -80.46111Coordinates: 40°15′17″N 80°27′40″W / 40.25472°N 80.46111°W / 40.25472; -80.46111
Area 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built 1815
Architectural style Georgian
NRHP reference # 75001673[1]
Added to NRHP June 21, 1975

Plantation Plenty, also known as the Isaac Manchester House is a historic building in Avella, Pennsylvania.

It is designated as a historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975,[1] with a boundary enlargement and renaming in 2016.[3]

The property is endangered by longwall coal mining.[4] In 2011, it was named to the list of America's Most Endangered Places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[5][6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Manchester, Isaac House". Landmark Registry - Residential Landmark/Farmstead. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
  3. ↑ "Weekly list of actions, 02/01/16 through 02/05/16". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  4. ↑ Wills, Rick (June 16, 2011). "Longwalling plan called threat to historic Avella farm". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  5. ↑ Pitz, Marylynne (June 15, 2011). "Historic Washington County farm on endangered places list". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  6. ↑ Wills, Rick (June 15, 2011). "Washington County farm named a historic endangered place". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
  7. ↑ "11 Most Endangered Historic Places - Isaac Manchester Farm". America's Most Endangered Places. National Trust for Historic Preservation. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16.


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