{"nrhp_refnum":"00000850","name":"Bixler, Michael and Magdealena Farmstead","other_names":["John Rudy County Park"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"400 Mundis Race Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"East Manchester","county":"York County","state":"PA","lat":40.020922652000024,"lon":-76.70408338699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-07-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A farmstead on the north side of Codorus Creek in East Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania, now within John Rudy County Park. It includes a Georgian farmhouse dating to about 1799, a Sweitzer barn, and several other stone and frame historic buildings, ranging from about 1799 to about 1910.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the farmstead is a strong representative example of a typical York County farm operating from the early 18th century through the first half of the 20th century, with resources that still reflect their agricultural origins. It also argues the buildings show both Pennsylvania German and English stylistic influences.","narrative":"Located on the north side of Codorus Creek in northeastern York County, Pennsylvania, the Bixler Farmstead grew from a 100-acre tract Christian Bixler bought in 1737. The farmhouse, built about 1799 with rough-cut quartzite walls, brownstone quoins and a slate gable roof, is the oldest building on the site. Michael and Magdalena Bixler, third-generation owners, built the three oldest and most prominent buildings. The farm stayed in the Bixler and Rudy families until 1973, when it was donated to York County and named for John Rudy. The nomination regards the group as a representative York County farmstead. Its buildings combine Pennsylvania German and English stylistic traits and still reflect farming from the early 1700s through the early 1900s, despite the loss of surrounding fields. Today the farmhouse serves county park administration.","period_of_significance":"C. 1737-1950","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Currently used as park administration offices and storage facilities, within John Rudy County Park.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:38.146578-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/00000850.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000850/1b734ba5a7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000850/1b734ba5a7-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bixler_House_YorkCo_PA_3.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bixler_House_YorkCo_PA_3.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995345","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_and_Magdealena_Bixler_Farmstead","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15253312"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/york-county/bixler-michael-and-magdealena-farmstead-00000850/"}