Longland, also known as the Margaret Mead Farmstead, is an historic, American home that is located near Holicong, in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Longland | |
Location | 2909 Holicong Road, near Holicong, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°20′37″N 75°03′26″W / 40.34361°N 75.05722°W |
Area | 14.9 acres (6.0 ha) |
Built | 1844, 1845 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 99001498[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 20, 1999 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
The house was built in 1845, and is a large two-and-three-quarter-story, five-bay by two-bay, stuccoed, stone dwelling. It has Greek Revival design details and features an ornate entranceway with rectangular transom and sidelights. Alsolocated on the property is a three-story, stone bank barn, which dates to 1844. It has an attached one-story stone ell. Other contributing buildings are a two-story, wood-frame wagon house and woodshed/garage that abuts the house.[2]
This historic structure was a childhood home of American anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901-1978). Her family purchased the property in 1912 and sold it in 1926.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]