Corker Hill
National Historic Register of Historic Places
Summary
Corker Hill is located on a high bluff at the northeast edge of the village of Scotland in Greene Township, Franklin County. The property consists of two parcels, the 8.54-acre mansion house complex and 26 acres of the adjoining parcel containing the historically associated barn complex and tenant house as well as associated meadows and orchards, approximately 34.5 acres overall. Both parcels were subdivided from the larger 130-acre Corker Hill farm in 1922; the two parcels together best reflect the historic setting of the architectural complex and are therefore both included in the nomination boundary.
The Corker Hill property includes eight contributing resources constructed throughout the period of significance c.1810-1916, and one non-contributing resource constructed after the period of significance. The most prominent feature of the farmstead is the substantial brick Federal style manor house, originally built between 1810-1820 and dramatically renovated with Colonial Revival features c.1905. In the rear yard of the main house are several outbuildings, including a massive stone vaulted root cellar probably dating from the mid-19th century (a contributing structure), a small stone building constructed c.1905 to house a coal oil furnace, a frame shed/chicken coop and a frame carriage house/garage, both probably dating from the late 19th century.
The associated large stone and frame Pennsylvania bank barn, northeast of the house complex, was built in the first half of the 19th century but has 1870s louvered vents and architraves and early 20th century hardware. Northeast of the barn is a contributing frame wagon shed/corncrib (probably late 19th century), a non-contributing orchard warehouse (post-1916), and c.1870s frame tenant house. The yard around the main house is landscaped and accented with stone retaining walls and rail fencing, these are considered contributing but are not included within the resource count. The surrounding fields and meadows, still under cultivation or protected as wetlands, preserve the setting of the building complex; continued maintenance of original materials and workmanship of the buildings allow the farmstead to retain remarkable integrity to the feeling and association of the farm through its various historic periods.