John Eakin Farm
John Eakin Farm, also known as Jacob Kooker Tavern, is a historic farm and national historic district located at Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 15 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 1 contributing structure. They are three houses, two barns, one wagon shed, two smokehouses, one spring house, one outhouse, one garage, one milk house, one chicken house, and the ruins of an out kitchen, lime quarry, lime kiln and two sheds. The most notable building is the Jacob Kooker Tavern, the oldest section of which dates to 1739. A tavern occupied the building from 1761 to about 1797.[2]
John Eakin Farm | |
 Barn on the John Eakins Farm, September 2012 | |
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| Location | 3298 PA 212, Main St., Springtown, Springfield Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°33′05″N 75°16′57″W |
| Area | 105.5 acres (42.7 ha) |
| Built | 1739 |
| Architectural style | Other, Penn Plan |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000100[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 24, 2005 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Kathryn Ann Auerbach (September 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Eakin Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-24.
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