Horner House and Barn

The story

Written by AI from this property's National Register nomination and the record above; every sentence is checked against its sources before it appears here. Corrections: privacy@treealive.com

The Horner House and Barn is a Federal style house with a Pennsylvania bank barn at 20 Horner Rd. in Cumberland Township, Adams County. The house was built in 1819 and the barn in 1840.

Why it's listed

It was listed in the National Register in 2007 under criterion C, with local-level significance in architecture. Its period of significance runs from 1819 to 1916, reflecting the house's construction in 1819 and the barn's in 1840.

Physical character

The house has a five-bay facade laid in Flemish bond brick, with two interior chimneys and a rectangular fanlight. Its pedimented porch, with Doric columns, replaced an 1900 porch and was rebuilt around 1978, when the front door was also replaced. The barn has a cantilevered forebay and a stone granary with five bins.

Historical context

Robert and David Horner, brothers, emigrated from County Antrim, Ireland, around 1760. Alexander Horner purchased 440 acres in Cumberland Township in 1802, and the house built there in 1819 is known as the Alexander Horner House. David Horner became sole owner in 1838, and the land was divided between two sons in 1888. The farm became a Pennsylvania Century Farm in the 1970s and a Bicentennial Farm in 2005.