Houseknecht Farm
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Houseknecht Farm is a historic house and farm located at Moreland Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
-Appalachian Mountains and Allegheny Plateau:Lycoming County is divided between the Appalachian Mountains in the south, the dissected Allegheny Plateau in the north and east, and the valley of the West Branch Susquehanna River between these.-West Branch Susquehanna River:The West Branch of the...

. The historic buildings are the farmhouse (c. 1890), three-gabled barn (c. 1890, with later additions), three-bay machine / corn shed (late 19th century); granary
Granary
A granary is a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed. In ancient or primitive granaries, pottery is the most common use of storage in these buildings. Granaries are often built above the ground to keep the stored food away from mice and other animals.-Early origins:From ancient times grain...

 (late 19th century) with small attached garage (c. 1915); small machine shed (c. 1915); smokehouse
Smokehouse
A smokehouse is a building where meat or fish is cured with smoke. The finished product might be stored in the building, sometimes for a year or more.-History:...

 (c. 1890); and summer kitchen / butcher house (c. 1890) with attached woodshed. The farmhouse is a two-story, four-bay, two-door house with a two-story ell.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

in 2007.
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