The Joel Dreibelbis Farm /drbəlbɪs/ is an historic American farm complex and national historic district that are located in Richmond Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Joel Dreibelbis Farm
Joel Dreibelbis Farm Farmhouse. September 2013.
Joel Dreibelbis Farm is located in Pennsylvania
Joel Dreibelbis Farm
Joel Dreibelbis Farm is located in the United States
Joel Dreibelbis Farm
LocationPA 143 near Virginville, Richmond Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°31′06.6″N 75°52′26.5″W / 40.518500°N 75.874028°W / 40.518500; -75.874028
Area181 acres (73 ha)
Built1868
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.89001820[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 30, 1989

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

History and architectural features

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This district has thirteen contributing buildings, one contributing site, and two contributing structures. They include a two-and-one-half-story, brick, vernacular, Federal-style farmhouse (1868), a one-and-one-half-story, summer kitchen (c. 1870), a one-and-one-half-story, stone and frame combination smokehouse/wash house/ storage cellar (1882), a stone ice house (c. 1875), a frame Pennsylvania bank barn that sits on a stone foundation (1908), a wagon shed/corn crib, and farm-related outbuildings.[2]

The property also includes an abandoned limestone quarry and abandoned railroad bed and bridge.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2012. Note: This includes Louise Emery (June 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Joel Dreibelbis Farm" (PDF). Retrieved August 22, 2012.