Longland
Also known as: Mead, Margaret, Farmstead
Why it's listed
Built in 1844 and 1845 on a hillside farm in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Longland consists of a rough-stuccoed stone house of two and three-quarter stories, a kitchen wing, a frame woodshed, a masonry barn, and a wagon house. The house, dated by a stone in its east gable, combines Federal proportions with early Greek Revival features, including a rectangular-transom entrance with sidelights and plastered quarter-round window jambs. Joseph and Harriet Fell built it, and the property was owned by the Mead family from 1912 until its sale in 1926. Anthropologist Margaret Mead spent most of her formative years there, and the nomination treats that association as the main reason for national significance. The house and barn are also cited as early, well-preserved examples of rural Bucks County architecture of their period.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the property is nationally significant for its association with anthropologist Margaret Mead, who grew up there, and locally significant as an example of mid-nineteenth-century rural architecture showing Federal and Greek Revival influences. The house is described as an early example of the transition from Federal to Greek Revival vernacular design in rural Bucks County, and the barn as a representative mixed-type barn.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 99001498, listed December 20, 1999. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 2909 Holicong Rd. (Buckingham Township), Holicong |
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| County | Bucks County |
| Listed | December 20, 1999 |
| Reference number | 99001498 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1844-1926 |
| Architectural style | Mid-19th Century: Greek Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Science, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Acreage | 14.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.34366, -75.05675 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary: it recognises significance and does not restrict what a private owner may do without federal money or permits. It unlocks the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit for income-producing buildings, state credits in many states, and Section 106 review when federal agencies are involved. See what listing means in practice.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 99001498.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6674048
- This listing as JSON
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