# Nyce Farm

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Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States

United States historic place

Nyce Farm U.S. National Register of Historic Places William Nyce House, HABS Photo, August 1970 Show map of Pennsylvania Show map of the United States Location Northwest of Bushkill on U.S. Route 209, Lehman Township, Pennsylvania Coordinates 41°8′24″N 74°55′50″W / 41.14000°N 74.93056°W / 41.14000; -74.93056 Area 7 acres (2.8 ha) NRHP reference No. 79000240[1] Added to NRHP July 23, 1979

The **Nyce Farm**, also known as the Eshback Farm and Van Gordon House, is an historic home and farm complex that is located in the [Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area](/source/Delaware_Water_Gap_National_Recreation_Area) in [Lehman Township](/source/Lehman_Township%2C_Pike_County%2C_Pennsylvania), [Pike County, Pennsylvania](/source/Pike_County%2C_Pennsylvania), United States.

It was added to the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places) in 1979.[1]

## History and architectural features

The farmhouse on this historic property dates to the early nineteenth century, is a large, 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, clapboard-sided frame dwelling. The original farmhouse, known as the Jacobus Van Gorden House, was created as a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay, rubble [sandstone](/source/Sandstone) dwelling. Also located on the property are five contributing structures, including a barn, garage, and storage buildings.[2]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nris_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nris_1-1) ["National Register Information System"](https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP). *[National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places)*. [National Park Service](/source/National_Park_Service). July 9, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-nrhpdoc_2-0)** Wayne K. Bodle (April 1977). [National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Nyce Farm](https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994855). National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 8, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)

## External links

Media related to [Nyce Farm](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nyce_Farm) at Wikimedia Commons

- [Historic American Buildings Survey](/source/Heritage_Documentation_Programs#Historic_American_Buildings_Survey) (HABS) No. PA-5180, "[Jacobus Van Gorden House, U.S. Route 209, Egypt Mills, Pike County, PA](https://loc.gov/pictures/item/pa1241/)", 5 photos, 3 measured drawings, 8 data pages, 1 photo caption page

- HABS No. PA-1163, "[William Nyce House, U.S. Route 209, Egypt Mills, Pike County, PA](https://loc.gov/pictures/item/pa1240/)", 2 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page

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