Furnace Hills Tenant House
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States
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Furnace Hills Tenant House, also known as Kurtz House and Foxfire House, is a historic home located at West Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is a 1 1/2 to 2+1⁄2-story, banked sandstone dwelling, built c. 1830–1850. It is considered to be in a vernacular Pennsylvania German perpendicular bankhouse style. It measures 19 feet wide and 26 feet deep and has a gable roof. Also on the property is a contributing stone stable, also built c. 1830–1850. The stable has a frame barn addition built in the 1930s.[2]
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| Location | Unpaved Rd approx. 500 ft. E of Project Dr., West Cocalico Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°15′55″N 76°12′21″W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Architectural style | Penn. German Bankhouse |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000451[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 20, 2005 |
It is owned by the Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania as a part of Camp Furnace Hills.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]