Old Dry Road
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Old Dry Road
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| Location | 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Wernersville on Highland Road, Lower Heidelberg Township, Pennsylvania |
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| 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 |
| NRHP Reference # | 78002349 |
| 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.
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.
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