Milton S. Hershey Mansion

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Milton S. Hershey Mansion
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Milton S. Hershey Mansion, November 2011
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Location	Mansion Rd., Hershey, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°17′25″N 76°38′39″W / 40.29028°N 76.64417°W / 40.29028; -76.64417Coordinates: 40°17′25″N 76°38′39″W / 40.29028°N 76.64417°W / 40.29028; -76.64417
Built	1908
Architect	Henry N. Herr; Paul Oglesby
Architectural style	No Style Listed
NRHP Reference #	78002388
Added to NRHP	February 7, 1978^[1]
Designated NHL	May 4, 1983^[2]

Milton S. Hershey Mansion, also known as High Point or Hershey Country Club was the home of Milton S. Hershey from 1908 to 1945.^[2] With 22 rooms and a staff of 3, it was rather modest compared to homes of other wealthy industrialists of that age.^[3]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1983.^[2]^[4]

Gallery

Neighboring schoolhouse, which Hershey briefly attended as a child.

References

↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 3 "Milton S. Hershey Mansion". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
↑ High Point Mansion
↑ "Photographs, 4 from 1978, to accompany National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Milton S. Hershey Mansion (nomination text not available)" (pdf). National Park Service.

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