Forester's Hall, also known as Forest Hall, is a historic commercial building located at Milford,

Pike County, Pennsylvania Pike County is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 58,535. Its county seat is Milford, Pennsylvania ...

. The original section was built in 1886, and expanded in 1904. It is a large three-story, eight-bay wide building constructed of

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. It features a steep pointed roof, small towers, gables, dormers, and three bluestone chimneys in a

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style. The 1904 addition was built to house classrooms and

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s for the summer forestry Masters program operated by the Yale School of Forestry at nearby Grey Towers. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

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in 1983. It is located within the Milford Historic District.

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Forest Hall Antiques
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