Boonecroft
Boonecroft is an historic homestead which is located in Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Boonecroft | |
 Boonecroft. August 2013. | |
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| Location | Oley Line Road near Limekiln, Exeter Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°19′56″N 75°48′10″W |
| Area | 25 acres (10 ha) |
| Built | 1720, 1733 |
| Built by | Boone, George III |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003758[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 26, 1982 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
History and architectural features
This historic property includes the remains of the log cabin that was built in 1720 by Quaker settler George Boone III. These remains consist of a chimney and fireplace, and are marked by a stone marker that was erected in 1925, the year after log cabin burned down.[2]
The adjacent stone farmhouse was built in 1733, and is a two-and-one-half-story Colonial English-style structure that was is built from fieldstone with sandstone quoins. It has a slate-covered gable roof, and also has a one-story stone addition.[2]
Also located on the property are the contributing guesthouse/spring house, smokehouse, and barn. The property is considered the ancestral home of the Boone family in America, which includes frontiersman Daniel Boone, grandson of George Boone III.[2] Daniel Boone was born at the nearby Daniel Boone Homestead.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[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 2012-09-15. Note: This includes E. Garrett Brinton (January 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Boonecroft" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-15.
