Turn, John, Farm
Why it's listed
Three surviving outbuildings near Bushkill in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, stand on the site of a farm worked by the Turn family. The group comprises a fieldstone limekiln built into a hillside, a small rectangular stone smokehouse, and the Weave House, a two-story structure with a fieldstone ground floor and a late 19th-century frame upper story. The farm was established on land acquired by John Turn, Sr., a carpenter and general mechanic, between 1818 and 1828, and his ledger from 1811 to 1853 survives. Lime from the kiln served agriculture and mortar work. The buildings are valued as the remaining record of domestic industries that were once central to rural life. Their survival alongside the nearby springhouse is regarded as unusual, since the main farm structures were lost.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the cluster retains significance as relics of domestic and farm industries, such as lime production and food preservation, that were part of everyday rural life before mass production. It also cites the association with the Turn family, who acquired the land between 1818 and 1828 and farmed it for well over a century, and notes the group's value as an outdoor record of farm industries alongside a nearby springhouse.
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 79000249, listed July 23, 1979. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | NE of Stroudsburg, Stroudsburg |
|---|---|
| County | Monroe County |
| Listed | July 23, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79000249 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | John Turn, Sr. |
| Areas of significance | Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Agriculture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The main farmhouse, smaller house, barn and garage have been demolished; the three outbuildings remain. |
| Acreage | 6 |
| Coordinates | 41.05842, -75.02318 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 79000249.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6261414
- This listing as JSON
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