McKnightstown near Biglerville in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Middlekauff Manor

c. 1815

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 26, 2024

1. Middlekauff Manor Marker

Inscription.
Historic Gettysburg
Middlekauff Manor
c. 1815
Adams County
Honored 2000

Erected 2000. (Marker Number 82.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.

Location. 39° 52.398′ N, 77° 20.485′ W. Marker is near Biglerville, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in McKnightstown. It is on Flohrs Church Road 0.2 miles south of Old Route 30, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 530 Flohrs Church Rd, Biglerville PA 17307, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of School House and Burial Ground (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Battle of Gettysburg: The Cashtown Road (approx. 0.2 miles away); McKnightstown (approx. 0.6 miles away); Highway Enterprise (approx. ¾ mile away); Cashtown (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named McKnightstown (approx. 1.1 miles away); Roads West (approx. 1.3 miles away); Imboden's Brigade (approx. 1.3 miles away).

Regarding Middlekauff Manor. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:

The Jacob and Juliana Middlekauff House was built ca. 1810 on a parcel of land which was part of a plantation of 400 acres in Cumberland Township, York County, granted by the Proprietors to John Buchanan in 1765. Records indicate that John had settled the land, then a part of the Manor of Maske, as early as 1740. By the mid-1770’s, the land (today in Franklin Township, Adams County) had been subdivided and 202 acres were sold to Thomas Cross and inherited by his son, William, a blacksmith. Peter Deshler then purchased the property in 1797, but he soon
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 26, 2024

2. Middlekauff Manor Marker
Featured marker is the middle one of the three located to the right of the front door.
sold the land to Jacob and Juliana Middlekauff in April 1798. …

During much of the period between 1798 and 1826 Jacob Middlekauff was one of the leading landowners and businessmen in the vicinity, with his activities ranging from farming to milling and distilling, being heavily invested in the latter.

Also see . . . Jacob and Juliana Middlekauff House (PDF). National Register nomination for the house, which was listed in 2017. (Prepared by Barbara A. Brand; via National Park Service) (Submitted on October 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

National Register of Historic Places Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 26, 2024

3. National Register of Historic Places Plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 992 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.