Shreiner Farm
Also known as: 071-34-0015
Why it's listed
Along the north side of Oregon Pike in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, a working farmstead built largely in the early 1800s includes a two-and-a-half-story fieldstone farmhouse dated circa 1830, a fieldstone bank barn with a datestone reading 1828, a summer kitchen with a walk-in fireplace, a frame tobacco barn from around 1900, and three early twentieth-century frame sheds. The land was granted by William Penn to Hans Adam Schryner in 1743 and remained in the Shreiner family for generations. Henry Shreiner, born in 1804, farmed the property from 1827 to 1859 and later served for 43 years as a justice of the peace. The farm is regarded as a well-preserved example of typical early nineteenth-century Lancaster County farm construction. Its buildings still stand in an active farming setting of rotating corn, soy and produce fields, even as surrounding land has developed for housing. Its farmhouse and barn retain much of their original form and materials.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the farm is significant for its agricultural use under a single family's ownership since a 1743 land grant, and for its architecture as a representative early nineteenth-century Lancaster County farm with a typical Pennsylvania style farmhouse and an excellent Pennsylvania bank barn. It states that the complex retains a high degree of integrity despite nearby suburban development.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 94001058, listed August 30, 1994. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Oregon Pike N side, 0.3 mi. E of Suncrest Rd., Manheim Township, Lancaster |
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| County | Lancaster County |
| Listed | August 30, 1994 |
| Reference number | 94001058 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1743-1945 |
| Architectural style | Pennsylvania style farmhouse; Pennsylvania barn |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Agriculture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The farm is in active agricultural use as cropland; the farmhouse is described as in good condition and the barn as in generally good condition. |
| Acreage | 52 |
| Coordinates | 40.10109, -76.26585 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 94001058.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7503568
- This listing as JSON
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