Greene Hills Farm

Greene Hills Farm, also known as the Greene County Historical Society Museum, is a historic home located at Franklin Township in Greene County, Pennsylvania. The house was built in 1861, as a ​2 1⁄2-story, nine-bay by four-bay, brick dwelling with a gable roof in the Georgian style. It was expanded in the 1880s with a ​2 1⁄2-story, brick addition with a gable roof. Another ​2 1⁄2-story addition was built about 1900. It was the county home for the aged from the 1880s through 1964, when it closed its doors. It was renovated starting in 1969, to house the Greene County Historical Society museum collection and library.[2]

Greene Hills Farm
The original section in September 2014
Location3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Waynesburg on Pennsylvania Route 21, Franklin Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°53′20″N 80°7′29″W
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1861
Architectural styleLate Georgian
NRHP reference No.73001634[1]
Added to NRHPApril 23, 1973

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Charles Dunlevey (October 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Greene Hills Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-08.


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