Andreas Rieth Homestead

Coordinates: 40°22′11″N 75°27′33″W / 40.36972°N 75.45917°W / 40.36972; -75.45917
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Andreas Rieth Homestead
Andreas Reith Farmhouse, November 2011
Andreas Rieth Homestead is located in Pennsylvania
Andreas Rieth Homestead
Andreas Rieth Homestead is located in the United States
Andreas Rieth Homestead
LocationSoutheast of Pennsburg on Geryville Pike, Marlborough Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°22′11″N 75°27′33″W / 40.36972°N 75.45917°W / 40.36972; -75.45917
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Architectural styleGeorgian, Germanic style
NRHP reference No.73001648[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 19, 1973

Andreas Rieth Homestead is a historic home located near Pennsburg at Marlborough Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The property has two contributing buildings. The Rieth Farmhouse is a 2+12-story, stone dwelling originally built in the Germanic style, but later modified to a Georgian plan. It has a rear kitchen addition. Also on the property is a former 1/2-story, stone bank house later converted to a bank barn.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-05-26. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (June 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Andreas Rieth Homestead" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-24.