Isaac Manchester House

Plantation Plenty
Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation Landmark
The farm house in August 2014
Isaac Manchester House is located in Pennsylvania
Isaac Manchester House
Location within Pennsylvania
Isaac Manchester House is located in the United States
Isaac Manchester House
Location within the United States
Nearest cityAvella, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°15′17″N 80°27′40″W / 40.25472°N 80.46111°W / 40.25472; -80.46111
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1815
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.75001673
Added to NRHPJune 21, 1975

Plantation Plenty, also known as the Isaac Manchester House, is an historic building which is located in Avella, Pennsylvania, United States.

It was designated as a historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, with a boundary enlargement and renaming undertaken in 2016.

History and architectural features

The property is endangered by longwall coal mining.

In 2011, it was named to the list of America's Most Endangered Places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Manchester, Isaac House". Landmark Registry - Residential Landmark/Farmstead. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Weekly list of actions, 02/01/16 through 02/05/16" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ Wills, Rick (June 16, 2011). "Longwalling plan called threat to historic Avella farm". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on June 20, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  5. ↑ Pitz, Marylynne (June 15, 2011). "Historic Washington County farm on endangered places list". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on June 18, 2011.
  6. ↑ Wills, Rick (June 15, 2011). "Washington County farm named a historic endangered place". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ↑ "11 Most Endangered Historic Places - Isaac Manchester Farm". America's Most Endangered Places. National Trust for Historic Preservation. 2011. Archived from the original on June 18, 2011.