Pa. farmhouse built in 1752 moved to make way for development: photos

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Pa. farmhouse built in 1752 moved to make way for development: photos
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The farmhouse was built by the Knecht Brothers, who were deeded the land by the family of William Penn.

During a pause, Wolfe House & Building Movers LLC puts up a banner across a 1752 farmhouse it's moving Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, along Van Buren Road in Palmer Township to clear the way for development.Moving out of the house you grew up in is one thing. Seeing that house actually move is something else altogether.

“I’m not looking at the money, I’m looking at the house — to get that house on a foundation up here,” he said Wednesday afternoon near the farmhouse’s destination. Young stood across Van Buren Road from more industrial buildings to watch her childhood home roll away atop a 96-wheel hydraulic coaster-dollies system.

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