| Plantation Plenty | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation Landmark | |
 The farm house in August 2014 | |
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| Nearest city | Avella, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°15′17″N 80°27′40″W / 40.25472°N 80.46111°W / 40.25472; -80.46111 |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1815 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001673 |
| Added to NRHP | June 21, 1975 |
Plantation Plenty, also known as the Isaac Manchester House, is an historic American building which is located in Avella, Pennsylvania.
It was designated as a historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, with a boundary enlargement and renaming undertaken in 2016.
History and architectural features
The property is endangered by longwall coal mining.
In 2011, it was named to the list of America's Most Endangered Places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "Manchester, Isaac House". Landmark Registry - Residential Landmark/Farmstead. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- "Weekly list of actions, 02/01/16 through 02/05/16". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
- Wills, Rick (June 16, 2011). "Longwalling plan called threat to historic Avella farm". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on June 20, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
- Pitz, Marylynne (June 15, 2011). "Historic Washington County farm on endangered places list". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- Wills, Rick (June 15, 2011). "Washington County farm named a historic endangered place". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012.
- "11 Most Endangered Historic Places - Isaac Manchester Farm". America's Most Endangered Places. National Trust for Historic Preservation. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-06-18.
