Henry Melchior Muhlenberg House
Henry Melchior Muhlenberg House | |
Henry Melchior Muhlenberg House, April 2011 | |
40°11′47″N 75°28′13″W / 40.19639°N 75.47028°W / 40.19639; -75.47028 | |
Area | 1.7 acres (0.69 ha) |
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Built | c. 1720-1787 |
Architectural style | Colonial |
NRHP reference No. | 00000060[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 18, 2000 |
Designated PHMC | April 28, 1960 |
The Henry Melchior Muhlenberg House, also known as the John J. Schrack House, is an historic home which is located in Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
A Pennsylvania historical marker which documents this structure's significance was dedicated on April 28, 1960. The house was subsequently added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
History and architectural features
Built circa 1755, this historic house is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, stone dwelling with a gable roof. It measures approximately thirty-nine feet by thirty-one feet. Between 1994 and 1998, the house was restored to its 1776-1787 appearance, which was the period of residency by Rev. Henry Melchior Muhlenberg (1711-1787), patriarch of the Lutheran Church in the United States, and father of Peter Muhlenberg (1746-1807) and Frederick Muhlenberg (1750-1801).[2]
Also located on the property are the remains of a pottery kiln which dates to roughly 1720. It is the oldest intact pottery kiln known in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.[2]
The house is owned by the Trappe Historical Society and open as a historic house museum.[2]
A Pennsylvania historical marker was dedicated on April 28, 1960. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Rebecca A. Hunt (September 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Henry Melchoir Muhlenberg House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-14.
External links
- The Henry Muhlenberg House, Trappe Historical Society
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