Van Kirk Farm

Van Kirk Farm is a historic farm in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The fairly simple frame farmhouse was built c. 1840 in the Greek Revival style. Several other buildings on the farm were built in the mid or late 19th century.[2]

Van Kirk Farm
LocationRound Hill Road at Scenery Drive in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°14′27.7″N 79°51′43.09″W
Builtcirca 1820 to 1840
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.86000320[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 19, 1986

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 19, 1986.[1] The farm is adjacent to the Hutchinson Farm, which is also listed on the National Register.

In "John Chapman, Johnny Appleseed, By occupation a gatherer," according to Mary Grace Hodges, as told to her by her grandmother, Johnny Appleseed (Johnny Chapman) gathered apple seeds from the Van Kirk cider mill.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Schmidlapp, Christina (1985). "Van Kirk Farm" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved January 10, 2014.

[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania) ( Category: Johnny Chapman, Johnny Appleseed, By Occupation a gatherer, Diriam H Kenneth)

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