Hartman Cider Press | |
 Hartman Cider Press. August 2013. | |
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| Location | Keim Road, 1.1 miles (1.8 km) west of Lobachsville, Pike Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°24′39″N 75°44′58″W / 40.41083°N 75.74944°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1835 |
| NRHP reference No. | 87002205[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 7, 1988 |
The Hartman Cider Press is an historic cider press which is located in Pike Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
History and architectural features
The cider press and one-story, plain, wood-frame building sits on a stone foundation, and was built circa 1835. The building measures thirty-five feet by fifteen feet, and has a gable roof.
The cider press had been in the Hartman family for five generations. It was donated by Edward Hartman and John Hartman to the American Folklore Society of Oley in March 1975.[2] It was moved from its original location in Muhlenberg Township, 11 miles to the Keim Homestead in May 1975.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Rare Cider Press is Gift". Reading Eagle Newspaper. 1975-03-20.
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Cathy L. Wegener and William Sisson (1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hartman Cider Press" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
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