Weikert Barn, Emmitsburg Road, U.S. 15, Gettysburg, Adams County, PA
Summary
Significance: It is one of three pre-Civil War buildings on the Weikert Farm. The barn was originally a double-bay log barn, but significant alterations have changed the appearance. One complete log bay has been removed, and a frame shell with forebay has been constructed over the remaining log section. During the battle of Gettysburg, the barn was used as a temporary field hospital by Union troops on the July 2-3, 1863. The barn may date from as far back as 1798, when the farm was owned by Peter Weikert...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-297
Survey number: HABS PA-358
Building/structure dates: ca. 1798 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: ca. 1950 Subsequent Work
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Tags
barns
wooden buildings
agriculture
medical aspects of war
adams county
weikert
barn
weikert barn
emmitsburg
emmitsburg road
gettysburg
adams
barn structure
barn plan
cover page
blueprint
pennsylvania
marla felber
wade freitag
agnes a gilchrist
historic american buildings survey
anthony hron
leonard kliwinski
greg mccall
julie perry
wade seamans
roland smith
allan e stockler
frederick tilberg
george weikert
peter weikert
photo
american civil war
civil war
plan
library of congress
Date
1950
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Weikert, George
Weikert, Peter
McCall, Greg, project manager
Gilchrist, Agnes A, historian
Tilberg, Frederick, photographer
Freitag, Wade, delineator
Stockler, Allan E, delineator
Kliwinski, Leonard, delineator
Seamans, Wade, delineator
Felber, Marla, delineator
Smith, Roland, delineator
Perry, Julie, delineator
Hron, Anthony, delineator
Location
adams county
,
39.84637, -77.19536
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html