Old Dry Road

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.

Old Dry Road
Location3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Wernersville on Highland Road, Lower Heidelberg Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°22′26″N 76°3′30″W
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built byHase, Phillip
Architectural styleGeorgian, Other, Speicher
NRHP reference No.78002349[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 23, 1978

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. "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 2012-08-22.


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