Plantation Plenty, also known as the Isaac Manchester House, is an historic American building which is located in Avella, Pennsylvania.
It was designated as a historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation,[2] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975,[1] with a boundary enlargement and renaming undertaken in 2016.[3]
History and architectural features
The property is endangered by longwall coal mining.[4]
In 2011, it was named to the list of America's Most Endangered Places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Weekly list of actions, 02/01/16 through 02/05/16". National Park Service. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Pitz, Marylynne (June 15, 2011). "Historic Washington County farm on endangered places list". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ Wills, Rick (June 15, 2011). "Washington County farm named a historic endangered place". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012.
- ^ "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.
