John Rex Farm

John Rex Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The main house in September 2014
Location	0.5 mi. E of Jefferson on PA 188, Jefferson Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′16″N 80°2′54″W / 39.93778°N 80.04833°WCoordinates: 39°56′16″N 80°2′54″W / 39.93778°N 80.04833°W
Area	71 acres (29 ha)
Built	c. 1874
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference #	98000443[1]
Added to NRHP	May 8, 1998

John Rex Farm, also known as Goodwin/Strickler Farm, is a historic home and farm located at Jefferson Township in Greene County, Pennsylvania. The main house was built about 1874, and is a 1 1/2-story, frame dwelling with a steeply pitched gable roof in the Gothic Revival style. The house was renovated in 1990, at which time a full basement was added. Also on the property are the contributing summer kitchen (c. 1865), barn (c. 1870), carriage house (c. 1870), smokehouse (c. 1870), and a wrought iron fence (c. 1910).^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Clinton Piper and Steven Chaitow (January 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Rex Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-09.