Longland (Holicong, Pennsylvania)

Longland
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Longland
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Location	2909 Holicong Road, near Holicong, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°20′37″N75°03′26″W / 40.34361°N 75.05722°W / 40.34361; -75.05722
Area	14.9 acres (6.0 ha)
Built	1844, 1845
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	99001498 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 20, 1999

Longland, also known as the Margaret Mead Farmstead, is an historic, American home that is located near Holicong, in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. ^[1]

History and architectural features

The house was built in 1845, and is a large two-and-three-quarter-story, five-bay by two-bay, stuccoed, stone dwelling. It has Greek Revival design details and features an ornate entranceway with rectangular transom and sidelights. Alsolocated on the property is a three-story, stone bank barn, which dates to 1844. It has an attached one-story stone ell. Other contributing buildings are a two-story, wood-frame wagon house and woodshed/garage that abuts the house. This historic structure was a childhood home of American anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901-1978). Her family purchased the property in 1912 and sold it in 1926. ^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Jeffrey L. Marshall (October 1999). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Longland. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 10, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)