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Oscar Hammerstein II Farm

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NRHP Reference #
  
88002374

Phone
  
+1 215-345-6767

Area
  
2 ha

Added to NRHP
  
17 November 1988

Oscar Hammerstein II Farm

Location
  
70 East Rd., Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Address
  
70 E Rd, Doylestown, PA 18901, USA

Similar
  
The Fountain House, Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, Mercer Museum, James‑Lorah House, Green Hills Farm

Oscar Hammerstein II Farm, also known as the Highland Farm, is a historic home and farm in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The farmhouse was built in 1840, and is a three-story, three bay, stuccoed masonry residence with a hipped roof. It features a one-story wraparound porch. A decorative balustrade was added in 1954. Also on the property is a contributing bank barn. Lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960) purchased the farm in 1940 and died there on August 23, 1960.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

References

Oscar Hammerstein II Farm Wikipedia