Riverside Farm (Erwinna, Pennsylvania)
Riverside Farm, also known as Evermay-on-the-Delaware, is an historic, American hotel that is located near Erwinna, Tinicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Riverside Farm | |
Evermay-on-the-Delaware, September 2010 | |
| Location | River and Headquarters Rds., near Erwinna, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°30′1″N 75°4′6″W |
| Area | 0.8 acres (0.32 ha) |
| Built | c. 1870-1883 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000461[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 21, 1988 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
History and architectural features
The house is a three-and-one-half-story, six-bay, frame, vernacular dwelling with Greek Revival and Italianate influences. The oldest section of the main house was built during the late eighteenth century as a two-story, three-bay frame structure. Additions to the house occurred were made roughly between 1870 and 1883, when this structure took its present form.
A stairwell addition was built in 1982. The front facade features a one-story, flat roofed porch. Also located on the property are a contributing tenant house, a carriage house, a shed, and a ice house. The house was built as a private dwelling, then converted for use as a hotel and resort starting about 1870. It operated as an inn until 1930. It reopened in 1982 as a bed-and-breakfast known as EverMay On-The-Delaware.[2] But was closed in 2005 and now operates as a private residence.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-10-08. Note: This includes Judith Hayman Moore and William Sisson (1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Riverside Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-01.