National Register of Historic Places

Old Dry Road

Wernersville, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Listed
January 23, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78002349

About this property

Old Dry Road, also known as The Staudt Farm, is an historic home and farm complex that is located in Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. 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. 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. The farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. 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.

Location

Wernersville, Berks County, Pennsylvania
40.37395, -76.05791

Categories

HISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALAGRICULTUREEDUCATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Old Dry Road listed on the National Register?

Old Dry Road was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 23, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Old Dry Road?

Old Dry Road is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Old Dry Road?

The period of significance for Old Dry Road is recorded as the industrial era.

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