Brotherton Farm, also known as the Brotherton-McKenzie Farm, is a historic home and farm complex located at Guilford Township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The house was built about 1820, and is a two-story, five-bay, L-shaped

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dwelling in the

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style. It has a two-story, four-bay rear ell. Also on the property are the contributing -story stone

spring house A spring house, or springhouse, is a small building, usually of a single room, constructed over a spring. While the original purpose of a springhouse was to keep the spring water clean by excluding fallen leaves, animals, etc., the enclosing stru ...

, frame wash house, and frame

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. ''Note:'' This includes It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1979. Brotherton Farm FrankCo Springhouse.JPG, Springhouse Brotherton Farm FrankCo Front.JPG, Front Brotherton Farm FrankCo from S.JPG, South side Brotherton Farm FrankCo from NE.JPG, Rear ell from the northeast

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{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Federal architecture in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1820 Houses in Franklin County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Pennsylvania