The 1803 House
Jacob Ehrenhardt Jr. House | |
 Jacob Ehrenhardt Jr. House, October 2012 | |
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| Location | 55 S. Keystone Ave., Emmaus, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°32′23″N 75°29′11″W / 40.53972°N 75.48639°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1803 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 03001123[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 7, 2003 |
The Jacob Ehrenhardt Jr. House, also known as the 1803 House, is a historic home located at Emmaus, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1803 for Jacob Ehrenhardt, Jr., a son of one of the town's founders.
History
Built in 1803, the Jacob Ehrenhardt Jr. House is a 2 1/2-story, fieldstone house with a Federal side-hall plan. It was built for Jacob Ehrenhardt, Jr. whose father, Jacob Ehrenhardt, Sr., had been one of the founders of Emmaus as a settlement of the Moravian Church in 1747. The home's original owner, Jacob Ehrenhardt Jr., was a member of the Northampton County militia in 1782, and served in the American Revolution. Expelled from the Moravian Church for serving in the military, he was later reaccepted into the church, and supported himself as a shoemaker, farmer and tavern keeper.[2]
This historic house has a 1 1/2-story, rear kitchen wing, and features a slate-covered roof.[3]
Occupied into the 1950s, it was restored in the 1980s.[3] It is open as a historic house museum. Originally it had changed so that the toilet was near the old living room. A Rodale-funded restoration put furniture back in their correct rooms.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
Present day usage
The house is open for tours by appointment by the Friends of 1803 House.[4]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Historical sign in front of the house, Friends of the 1803 House, undated
- ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Tim Noble (April 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jacob Ehrenhardt Jr. House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ^ "Emmaus Patch, retrieved 3/25/2012". Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- Historic house museums in Pennsylvania
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Federal architecture in Pennsylvania
- Houses completed in 1803
- Museums in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
- Houses in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
- Historic House Museums of the Pennsylvania Germans