Английская Википедия:Boonecroft

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Шаблон:Infobox NRHP Boonecroft is an historic homestead which is located in Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

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]

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Шаблон:National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania

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