Potter-Allison Farm
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Potter-Allison Farm is a historic farm complex and national historic district
located at Potter Township
, Centre County, Pennsylvania
. The district includes nine contributing buildings and one contributing site in Centre Hall. The district includes the Potter-Allison House, 19th century wood barn, and a variety of outbuildings including a hog barn, equipment buildings, corn crib
, stone slaughterhouse, and a springhouse. Also on the property are the remains of milling and tanning operations. The Georgian
-style house was built about 1817, with a Victorian
addition dating to the 1850s. It is a 2 1/2-story brick dwelling. The property was originally owned and developed by General James Potter
(1729–1789), who built a log cabin and grist mill. The property was acquired by the locally prominent Allison family in 1849.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1977.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
located at Potter Township
Potter Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Potter Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,339 at the 2000 census.-History:...
, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Centre County, Pennsylvania
Centre County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 153,990....
. The district includes nine contributing buildings and one contributing site in Centre Hall. The district includes the Potter-Allison House, 19th century wood barn, and a variety of outbuildings including a hog barn, equipment buildings, corn crib
Corn crib
A corn crib or corncrib is a type of granary used to dry and store corn. It is also known as a cornhouse or corn house, though this term can refer to any granary....
, stone slaughterhouse, and a springhouse. Also on the property are the remains of milling and tanning operations. The Georgian
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
-style house was built about 1817, with a Victorian
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
addition dating to the 1850s. It is a 2 1/2-story brick dwelling. The property was originally owned and developed by General James Potter
James Potter
James Potter was a soldier, farmer and politician from Colonial- and Revolutionary-era Pennsylvania. He rose to the rank of brigadier general of Pennsylvania militia during the Revolutionary War, and served as Vice-President of Pennsylvania, 1781-1782.-Family and early life:James Potter was of...
(1729–1789), who built a log cabin and grist mill. The property was acquired by the locally prominent Allison family in 1849.
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 1977.