George Baer Hiester, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGeorge Baer Hiester
businessperson
Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1909
Date of Death: 19-May-1962
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About George Baer Hiester
- George Baer Hiester (March 7, 1909 – May 19, 1962) was a Berks County, Pennsylvania businessman. Hiester was born in 1909 in Reading, Pennsylvania, the son of Isaac Hiester and Mary Kimmell Baer.
- His grandfathers were William Muhlenberg Hiester and George Frederick Baer.
- He graduated from the Hill School and attended Yale University.
- He married Anne Hall Nicholls in 1931 at Christ Episcopal Church in Reading.Hiester is best known for his construction of Stokesay Castle on Mount Penn in Reading.
- Designed in 1932 by his cousin, architect Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg, founder of Muhlenberg Greene Architects, Stokesay was built to resemble the castle of the same name in England.
- Intended as a wedding gift for his wife, it served as his private residence until 1956, when it was converted to a restaurant. George Hiester served in the Army in World War II and died in 1962.
- He is buried in Charles Evans Cemetery in Reading.
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