Royer-Nicodemus House and Farm

Royer-Nicodemus House and Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	1010 E. Main St., Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°44′35″N 77°33′44″W / 39.74306°N 77.56222°WCoordinates: 39°44′35″N 77°33′44″W / 39.74306°N 77.56222°W
Area	99.6 acres (40.3 ha)
Built	c. 1812
Built by	Royer, Daniel
Architectural style	Other, Federal, Germanic vernacular
NRHP Reference #	76001641[1]
Added to NRHP	August 28, 1976

Royer-Nicodemus House and Farm, also known as the Renfrew Museum and Park, is a historic home and farm located at Waynesboro in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The main house was built about 1812, and is a 2 1/-2-story, four bay stone dwelling, with a two bay addition built about 1815. It was restored in 1974-1975. The property also includes the brick Fahnestock farmstead (1852), a small stone butcher / smoke house, stone and log springhouse, and large frame barn with distinctive cupolas built in 1896.

The property was deeded to the Borough of Waynesboro in 1973, and has operated as Renfrew Museum and Park since 1975.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.^[1]

Barn

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 Alice Kent Schooler and William K. Watson (August 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Royer-Nicodemus House and Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-04.

External links

• Renfrew Museum and Park website