Forester's Hall

Forester's Hall, also known as Forest Hall, is a historic commercial building located at Milford, Pike County, Pennsylvania. The original section was built in 1886, and expanded in 1904. It is a large three-story, eight-bay wide building constructed of bluestone. It features a steep pointed roof, small towers, gables, dormers, and three bluestone chimneys in a Châteauesque style.

Forester's Hall
Forest Hall, August 2011
Forester's Hall is located in Pennsylvania
Forester's Hall
Forester's Hall is located in the United States
Forester's Hall
LocationBroad and Hartford Sts., Milford, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°19′21″N 74°48′14″W
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1904
ArchitectE.S. Wolfe; Hunt & Hunt
Architectural styleRenaissance, Chateauesque
NRHP reference No.83002282[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 14, 1983

The 1904 addition was built to house classrooms and auditoriums for the summer forestry Masters program operated by the Yale School of Forestry at nearby Grey Towers.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] It is located within the Milford Historic District.

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 Betz Steiner; Leon Husson; Carson O. Helfrich (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Forester's Hall" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-30.

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