Old Dry Road

Old Dry Road
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Wernersville on Highland Road, Lower Heidelberg Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°22′26″N76°3′30″W / 40.37389°N 76.05833°W / 40.37389; -76.05833
Area	1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built by	Phillip Hase
Architectural style	Georgian, Speicher
NRHP reference No.	78002349 [1]
Added to NRHP	January 23, 1978

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

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

History and architectural features

The property was first settled in 1744, and has a late eighteenth-century "Speicher." It is a three-story, banked, log building that was used for storage and preserving. Also located on the property is a Georgian-influenced, log dwelling that dates to somewhere between 1770 and 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. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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 August 22, 2012.

External links

• Old Dry Road Farm - official site