Payne's Folly
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| Location | Watters Rd., Fawn Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°43′32″N 76°30′6″W / 39.72556°N 76.50167°W |
| Area | 2.2 acres (0.89 ha) |
| Built | c. 1750 |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Germanic house |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000422[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 6, 1986 |
Payne's Folly is a historic home located at Fawn Township, York County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1750, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, four bay by two bay stone early Germanic dwelling. It measures 36 feet by 24 feet and has a full basement and steep gable roof. It is built into a hillside.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved December 18, 2011. Note: This includes Lynn Rosental (December 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Payne's Folly" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2011.
