Historic Structure Report: James Warfield Farmhouse

Oehrlein & Associates Architects

The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War, the Union victory that ended General Robert E. Lee's second and most ambitious invasion of the North. Often referred to as the "High Water Mark of the Rebellion", Gettysburg was the Civil War's bloodiest battle and was also the inspiration for President Abraham Lincoln's immortal "Gettysburg Address". The Gettysburg National Military Park protects and interprets the landscape of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. This historic structure report (HSR) was produced by Oehrlein & Associates Architects for the National Park Service (NPS) to document the developmental history and use of the James Warfield Farmhouse at Gettysburg National Military Park. The goal of the HSR was to identify and document the original appearance and evolution of the house to its present form. Of specific interest is the building configuration at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863, the period of significance for the Park and the Warfield Farmhouse. The HSR provides a written description and photographic documentation of the current physical appearance of the Warfield Farmhouse. In addition, the HSR documents the "character-defining features" of the structure, and provides treatment recommendations for the preservation of the extant 1863 and pre-1863 architectural materials and elements while upgrading the interior for contemporary livable conditions, including a bathroom, mechanical systems and possibly a kitchen.

Historic Structure Report: James Warfield Farmhouse

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