To contact us:
Pocono Heritage Land Trust
P.O. Box 553
Pocono Pines, PA 18350-0553
Phone: (570) 424-1514
email: PHLT
Fieldstone Farm
Acquired in December of 2008, Fieldstone Farm is a 52-acre property. The land is a mix of woodlands and fallow fields, with Tank Creek flowing along the nothern boundary of the property. The property also has two freshwater ponds and numerous hillside springs and wetland areas. The remains of a picturesque old stone house that burned down in the 1960's can be found in the northern part of the property.
Location: Devils Hole Road in Mount Pocono, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Property records indicate that a Carl Tielenius owned the property in the late 1800's to the early 1900’s. We believe that Carl Tielenius built the house on the property for his daughter in the early 1900’s. The stone house and was built using slipform masonry construction. Slipforming is an old style of masonry, resulting in a random appearance, without the uniform joints or sharp, clean lines of most modem masonry.
The fields on the properly were once used to grow hay back in the early 1900's for an elk herd. According to historical documents "At Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, Carl Tielenius has a considerable herd of elk, kept on lands over which the wild elk ranged in the early part of the last century." It is believed that Fieldstone Farm may have been an elk preserve where elk were purchased for reintroduction to the State in the early 1900’s.
Over the years, the property changed ownership and was the house was later occupied by the niece of the Monsignor of the Scranton Arch Diocese in the 1950's. The house burned down in the 1960's and today, only the main walls and the fireplace remain. The property also had a barn and a large chicken coop, both no longer exist and only foundation walls of these structures are present.
Note: If visiting Fieldstone Farm please do not enter the building remains for your safety.
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Protecting natural areas accomplishes these goals:
It preserves the scenic view of the area.
It protects headwaters and recharge areas of our streams and groundwater.
It provides a natural area for plants and animals, and for people to enjoy.
It increases property values and helps keep school taxes down.
It preserves an area of natural beauty and upland forest.
It stabilizes stream flow and reduces flood crests.
To help us protect other important natural lands -
Tax-deductible contributions may be mailed to:
Pocono Heritage Land Trust, P.O. Box 553, Pocono Pines, PA 18350-0553
Please make your check payable to Pocono Heritage Land Trust.
