The Stover–Winger Farm, also known as Tayamentasachta, is an historic, American farm complex that is located in
Antrim Township in
Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
History and architectural features
The house was built in the 1840s or 1850s, and is a two-story, four-bay, "T"-shaped, brick dwelling. It has a two-story, three-bay, brick-cased, log wing and a one-story, shed-roofed porch that wraps around three sides of the building.
Also located on the property are a contributing brick
beehive oven, a brick end
bank barn
A bank barn or banked barn is a style of barn noted for its accessibility, at ground level, on two separate levels. Often built into the side of a hill, or bank, both the upper and the lower floors area could be accessed from ground level, one are ...
that was built in 1849 and rebuilt in 1876 after a fire, a frame wagon shed, and a metal "
Stover Wind Engine".
The farm was purchased by the
Greencastle-Antrim School District
The Greencastle-Antrim School District is a medium, rural, public school district located in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses the borough of Greencastle and the surrounding Antrim Township. Greencastle-Antrim School District enco ...
in 1966. The property includes the spring named Tayamentasachta, a favorite camp site for the
Delaware Indians.
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It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Gallery
File:Stover-Winger Farm house.JPG, Farm house
File:Stover-Winger Spring house.JPG , Spring house
File:Stover-Winger farm log cabin.JPG, Log cabin
File:Stover-Winger farm corn crib.JPG, Corn crib
References
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Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Infrastructure completed in 1876
Houses in Franklin County, Pennsylvania
National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Pennsylvania