Normandy Farm
In 1913, Ralph Strassburger and his wife purchased an early 18th-century farm and manor house in Whitpain Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania where he raised horses and Ayrshire cattle. They spent a considerable amount of money on renovations and the construction of new utility buildings plus land acquisitions that over time expanded the property from 82 to 1,500 acres (6.1 km2). They called the place Normandy Farm, the name coming from an area of France that the Strassburgers loved and was renowned for its many important horse farms.
The Normandy Farm remained in the Strassburger family for several decades after Ralph Strassburger's death in 1959. Today, the property is listed on the United States government's National Register of Historic Places and is used as a hotel and conference center.
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