Peter Wentz Farmstead
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Peter Wentz Farmstead is a preserved 18th-century Pennsylvania German farm and historic site known for its colonial architecture and role during the American Revolutionary War, including serving as a temporary headquarters for George Washington.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter Wentz Farmstead canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
farmstead
ⓘ
historic house museum ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Colonial architecture
ⓘ
Georgian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithBattle | Battle of Germantown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCampaign | Philadelphia campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Peter Wentz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Historic house museums in Pennsylvania ⓘ Museums in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 1765 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 1758 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Montgomery County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
18th-century farm life
ⓘ
Pennsylvania German culture ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
visitor center
ⓘ
walking trails ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
farm tools
ⓘ
period furnishings ⓘ |
| hasFunction | living history museum ⓘ |
| hasPart |
barns
ⓘ
farm fields ⓘ main farmhouse ⓘ outbuildings ⓘ |
| headquartersDate | October 1777 ⓘ |
| heritage | Pennsylvania German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Worcester Township, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lansdale, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | fieldstone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Peter Wentz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 73001649 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| offers |
educational programs
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | Montgomery County Division of Parks, Trails, and Historic Sites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Montgomery County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restoredToPeriod | circa 1770s ⓘ |
| servedAsHeadquartersFor | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| usedAs |
farm
ⓘ
historic museum ⓘ military headquarters ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania