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Henry Melchior Muhlenberg House

Coordinates: 40°11′47″N 75°28′13″W / 40.19639°N 75.47028°W / 40.19639; -75.47028
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Henry Melchior Muhlenberg House
Henry Melchior Muhlenberg House, April 2011
Henry Melchior Muhlenberg House is located in Pennsylvania
Henry Melchior Muhlenberg House
Henry Melchior Muhlenberg House is located in the United States
Henry Melchior Muhlenberg House
Location201 W. Main St., Trappe, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°11′47″N 75°28′13″W / 40.19639°N 75.47028°W / 40.19639; -75.47028
Area1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Builtc. 1720-1787
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference No.00000060[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 18, 2000
Designated PHMCApril 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

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Built circa 1755, this historic house is a 2+12-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

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-05-14. 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.
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