farmstead history

A Pequea Township Century Farm, Herrbrook has been in the continuous care of Rod Houser's family since 1883 when his great-grandparents, Martin and Annie Herr built it on a family tract. It lies within an agricultural preservation district.

Through the years, this property has been open to extended family and many households. Shared living and a spirit of community mark this acreage as over ninety people have called Herrbrook Farm their home.

At the turn-of-the-century, Herrbrook residents accessed public transportation with both stage coach and trolley. The Lancaster-Millersville-Pequea trolley ran right behind the cottage and up through the upper yard where vestiges of the stone culvert and trolley bed can be seen.