Smith Family Farmstead

S of New Hope on River Rd., Upper Makefield Township, New Hope, Pennsylvania. County/parish: Bucks.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 30, 1978. NRIS 78002354.

2 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Riverside

From Wikipedia:

Smith Family Farmstead

Smith Family Farmstead, also known as Riverside, is a historic home located at Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1767, and is a 2+12-story, three bay by two bay, gable roofed stone dwelling. A one bay by two bay, stone and frame addition was built in 1945. Also on the property is a contributing two-story stone building used as a garage. It was the birthplace of U.S. Senator from Indiana Oliver H. Smith (1794-1859).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996720

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