Hartman Cider Press

Hartman Cider Press is a historic cider press located in Pike Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The cider press and one-story plain wood-frame building on a stone foundation was built about 1835. The building measures 35 feet by 15 feet and has a gable roof.

Hartman Cider Press
Hartman Cider Press. August 2013.
LocationKeim Road, 1.1 miles (1.8 km) west of Lobachsville, Pike Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°24′39″N 75°44′58″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1835
NRHP reference No.87002205[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 7, 1988

The cider press had been in the Hartman family for five generations. It was donated by Edward Hartman and John Hartman to the American Folklore Society of Oley in March 1975.[2] It was moved from its original location in Muhlenberg Township, 11 miles to the Keim Homestead in May 1975.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Rare Cider Press is Gift". Reading Eagle Newspaper. 1975-03-20.
  3. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Cathy L. Wegener and William Sisson (1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hartman Cider Press" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.


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