Payne's Folly


Payne's Folly
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	Watters Rd., Fawn Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°43′32″N 76°30′6″W / 39.72556°N 76.50167°W / 39.72556; -76.50167Coordinates: 39°43′32″N 76°30′6″W / 39.72556°N 76.50167°W / 39.72556; -76.50167
Area	2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built	c. 1750
Architectural style	Georgian, Other, Germanic house
NRHP Reference #	86000422^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 6, 1986

Payne's Folly is a historic home located at Fawn Township, York County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1750, and is a 2 1/2-story, four bay by two bay stone early Germanic dwelling. It measures 36 feet by 24 feet and has a full basement and steep gable roof. It is built into a hillside.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Lynn Rosental (December 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Payne's Folly" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.

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