Springhouse Farm

Springhouse Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	2184 Springhouse Ln., Springfield, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°31′44″N 75°16′27″W
Area	43.9 acres (17.8 ha)
Built	1940
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP reference No.	07000796[1]
Added to NRHP	August 8, 2007

The Springhouse Farm, also known as the Eric Knight Farm, is an historic, American home and farm complex that is located in Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

History and architectural features

This historic house is a Georgian-style, stone farmhouse that was built circa 1808. An addition was later erected circa 1941. Other contributing buildings and structures are a stone and frame bank barn (c. 1810) with a carriage house addition (c. 1890), a stone spring house (c. 1810), a stone root cellar (c. 1810), a corn crib (c. 1895), a man-made pond (c. 1940), an outdoor oven (c. 1940), and an privy (c. 1900). The property also includes the burial site for Toots, the dog that inspired the story "Lassie Come-Home." Toots died in 1945; the burial site marker was added circa 1970. The story's author, Eric Knight (1897-1943), resided at Springhouse Farm from 1939 to 1943.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[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 David Kimmerly (January 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Springhouse Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-01.