Isaiah Paxson Farm

Isaiah Paxson Farm
Burgess Lea Farm. Barn. November 2012.
Location Along River Road across from its junction with Laurel Road, Solebury Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°24′14″N 74°59′22″W / 40.40389°N 74.98944°W / 40.40389; -74.98944Coordinates: 40°24′14″N 74°59′22″W / 40.40389°N 74.98944°W / 40.40389; -74.98944
Area 39.8 acres (16.1 ha)
Built 1785
Architectural style Georgian
NRHP reference # 84003167[1]
Added to NRHP August 23, 1984

Isaiah Paxson Farm, also known as Burgess Lea, is a historic farm complex located in Solebury Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The complex consists of a house, double barn, carriage house, springhouse, shed, smoke house, and small barnyard building. All of the buildings are constructed of stone. The house was built in 1785, and has a ​2 1⁄2-story, three-bay, gable-roofed main section with a ​2 1⁄2-story kitchen section and one-story shed addition. It is in the Georgian style.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

Alley and Main Building.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Kathryn Ann Auerbach and Jeffrey L. Marshall (June 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Isaiah Paxson Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-07.


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