Royer–Nicodemus House and Farm

Royer–Nicodemus House and Farm, also known as the Renfrew Museum and Park, is a historic home and farm located at Waynesboro in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The main house was built about 1812, and is a 2 1/-2-story, four bay stone dwelling, with a two bay addition built about 1815. It was restored in 1974–1975. The property also includes the brick Fahnestock farmstead (1812), a small stone butcher / smoke house, stone and log milkhouse, and large frame barn with distinctive cupolas built in 1896.

Royer–Nicodemus House and Farm
Location1010 E. Main St.,
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°44′35″N 77°33′44″W
Area99.6 acres (40.3 ha)
Builtc. 1812
Built byDaniel Royer
Architectural styleFederal, Germanic vernacular
NRHP reference No.76001641[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 28, 1976

The property was deeded to the Borough of Waynesboro in 1973, and has operated as Renfrew Museum and Park since 1975.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

  • Barn

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Alice Kent Schooler and William K. Watson (August 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Royer–Nicodemus House and Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-04.

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