Old Dry Road

Old Dry Road
Location 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Wernersville on Highland Road, Lower Heidelberg Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°22′26″N 76°3′30″W / 40.37389°N 76.05833°WCoordinates: 40°22′26″N 76°3′30″W / 40.37389°N 76.05833°W
Area 1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built by Hase, Phillip
Architectural style Georgian, Other, Speicher
Governing body Federal
NRHP Reference # 78002349[1]
Added to NRHP January 23, 1978

Old Dry Road, also known as The Staudt Farm, is a historic home and farm complex located in Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The farm is located on a branch of Tulpehocken Creek in the Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area.

The property was first settled in 1744, and has a late-18th century "Speicher." It is a three-story, banked log building used for storage and preserving. Also on the property is a Georgian influenced log dwelling dated to 1770–1805.[2]

The farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

Old Dry Road Farm is now operated as a living history farm museum. Programs are offered for school groups, and the farm complex is open to the public for special events.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Arthur J. Lawton (January 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Dry Road" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.

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