WAWARSING – A recent fire, which heavily damaged the shingled lodge at the entrance to Yama Farms on Route 55, in Wawarsing, has drawn attention once more to the gradual destruction of what was once a widely renowned resort of unique architectural quality and interest, a rare kind of jewel that once cast a golden light over the Town of Wawarsing.

Yama Farms Inn, or Yama-No-Uchi (Home in the Mountains) was in every way unique when it was built in 1913. The planning for it included a two year visit to Japan by Olive Brown Sarre, who designed much of it, for complete immersion in Japanese culture.  > MORE