High Hill Farm, also known as Connemara Farm, is an historic farm complex which is located in Thornton, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
High Hill Farm | |
High Hill Farm House, November 2009 | |
| Location | 180 Thornton Road, Thornton, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°53′48″N 75°31′30″W / 39.89667°N 75.52500°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1880 |
| Architect | Beebe, Lawrence |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001784[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 21, 1986 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 by John and Ethel Giblin.[1]
History and architectural features
editThe complex includes the great double barn and farmhouse, both dated principally to the early twentieth century, a carriage house and stable, dated to the 1880s, a creamery, and various sheds. The great double barn is a T-shaped, bank barn wood building, which features a pair of great sliding doors on the uphill side. It is the largest remaining barn in Delaware County. The farmhouse is a 2+1⁄2-story, modified center hall, Georgian-style house, which features a broad shed roof dormer.[2]
References
edit- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ George E. Thomas (April 1986). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP High Hill Farm. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 18, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)