National Register of Historic Places
Philip Christman House
Listed federally as Christman, Philip, House
Bally vicinity, Berks County, Pennsylvania
The record
- Listed
- March 7, 1973
- Type
- Building
- Address
- 1 mi. SE of Bally at the Berks, Bally vicinity
- County
- Berks
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Period of significance
- 1700 to 1799
- Contributing resources
- 1 building
- Coordinates
- 40.40005, -75.57008
- Reference number
- 73001588
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The story
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The Philip Christman House is a two and one-half story plastered stone house on 65 acres near Bally in Berks County. It was built between 1730 and 1750 in the Swiss Bank Tradition, a regional Germanic style.
Why it's listed
It was listed in the National Register in 1973 under criteria A and C, with state level significance in agriculture and architecture. Its significance runs from 1730 to 1750, the years of its construction.
Physical character
The plastered stone walls sit on a stone foundation under a slate gable roof, with chimneys at both gable ends. The roof extends to form a second story porch and a ground floor overhang. Inside, a five foot high walk-in fireplace has a wooden lintel beam, and exposed ceiling beams sit above beaded floor boards. In the 1900s a concrete footing was added at the exterior lower wall and the lower floor paved in concrete. A large wood and stone barn and a stone trough stand on the property.
Historical context
A Fractur engraving dated 1810 is on the front porch. The house was a dwelling through its period of significance, and the land was farmed. At the time of its listing it was a private residence and stood unoccupied.