{"nrhp_refnum":"92001493","name":"Spangler-Benner Farm","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"230 Benner Rd., Mt. Joy Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Gettysburg","county":"Adams County","state":"PA","lat":39.74193237800006,"lon":-77.22601573576654,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-10-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 19th-century working farm of about 145 acres (the form gives 1451 acres) along Benner Road in a bend of Rock Creek, about six miles southeast of Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania. The farmstead includes a farmhouse built in 1870, a bank barn dated 1864, a log summer kitchen said to date from 1802, and numerous sheds and outbuildings holding antique tools and equipment.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the farm is significant for the way of life it preserves, using historic farming methods and technology without chemicals on the land or livestock. It is presented as a rare survival of 19th-century agricultural practice in Mount Joy Township, and as a property continuously owned by one family since 1802.","narrative":"A working farm in Mount Joy Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, the Benner Farm lies in a bend of Rock Creek about six miles southeast of Gettysburg. Its farmstead holds a two-story house built in 1870 on the site of an 1802 log house, a timber-framed bank barn dated 1864 on red sandstone foundations, and a log summer kitchen believed to be from 1802. Sheds and workshops hold a large collection of antique implements, many still in use. The farm is listed for its agricultural significance. It has operated since 1802 with grain, hay and livestock, and it continues to use horses and mules and historic methods without herbicides or pesticides. It has been in one family's hands since 1802 and is one of few farms in the township known to keep these methods. The Benner Family also continues traditional smoking of hams and bacon.","period_of_significance":"1802-1942","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"19th century vernacular farm","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"The property is in excellent condition and continues as a viable agricultural business.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.604108-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/92001493.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001493/45f54b9aea-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001493/45f54b9aea-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Benner_Farm_AdamsCo_PA_2.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:Benner_Farm_AdamsCo_PA_2.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996652","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spangler%E2%80%93Benner_Farm","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7573087"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/adams-county/spangler-benner-farm-92001493/"}