Weikert Barn, Emmitsburg Road, U.S. 15, Gettysburg, Adams County, PA

Significance: It is one of three pre-Civil War buildings on the Weikert Farm. The barn was originally a double-bay log barn, but significant alterations have changed the appearance. One complete log bay has been removed, and a frame shell with forebay has been constructed over the remaining log section. During the battle of Gettysburg, the barn was used as a temporary field hospital by Union troops on the July 2-3, 1863. The barn may date from as far back as 1798, when the farm was owned by Peter Weikert...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-297
Survey number: HABS PA-358
Building/structure dates: ca. 1798 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: ca. 1950 Subsequent Work