File:Attic over northwest wing showing fishmouth collar beams; note roman numerals and cocked gable. - Scheetz Farm, House, 7161 Camp Hill Road, Fort Washington, Montgomery County, PA HABS PA-6666-A-23.tif

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Attic over northwest wing showing fishmouth collar beams; note roman numerals and cocked gable. - Scheetz Farm, House, 7161 Camp Hill Road, Fort Washington, Montgomery County, PA
Photographer
Holst, Nancy
Title
Attic over northwest wing showing fishmouth collar beams; note roman numerals and cocked gable. - Scheetz Farm, House, 7161 Camp Hill Road, Fort Washington, Montgomery County, PA
Description
Scheetz, Henry, owner; Scull, Nicholas Jr., owner
Depicted place Pennsylvania; Montgomery County; Fort Washington
Date 2000
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Accession number
HABS PA-6666-A-23
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  • Significance: The Scheetz Farm is significant for its architecture and history. The vernacular house on the property demonstrates an additive construction history with portions dating to the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. The original one-and-one-half-story portion of the house appears to date to the 1750s, representing a rare survival of a little known dwelling type from the Colonial period. Subsequent additions, all of them architecturally intact before recent decay, show a transition from traditional ethnic building techniques to nationally popular architectural trends. The additive character of the house reflects the growing agricultural and industrial prosperity of Montgomery County during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and the local prominence of the Scheetz family, who were farmers, paper millers, public officials, and military veterans. The structure also conveys its more recent history as a dual occupancy residence, fulfilling the needs of both tenant farmers and suburban commuters.
  • Survey number: HABS PA-6666-A
  • Building/structure dates: ca. 1750 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: ca. 1800 Subsequent Work
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/pa3850.photos.222970p
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Object location40° 08′ 30.01″ N, 75° 12′ 33.98″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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