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Eisenhower Farm Two, Emmitsburg Road (U.S. 15), Gettysburg, Adams County, PA
Summary
Significance: President Eisenhower acquired Farm Two in 1954 after learning that its owner, Earl Brandon, had "invited proposals for commercial interests" for the 124-acre property. General Art Nevis acted as agent for the President and his partner W. Afton Jones, who purchased the diary operation in order to prevent development adjacent to Farm One. Eisenhower then began to build a herd of purebred Angus cattle, and by the end of 1954 had 3 cows and several calves...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-284
Survey number: HABS PA-5373
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 67000017
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Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Eisenhower, Dwight D
Brandon, Earl
Nevins, Art
Jones, W Afton
Douglas, William
Smith, Roland P, project manager
Balachowski, Joseph D, delineator
Anderson, J Scott, delineator
Marr, Alfredo O, delineator
Muir, Reinhardt F, delineator
Ovitt, Glenn E, delineator
Rice, Robert E, delineator
Heiser, John, delineator
Price, Virginia B, transmitter
Location
adams county, 39.81693, -77.23626
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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