Henry Melchior Muhlenberg House
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Henry Melchior Muhlenberg House | |
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Henry Melchior Muhlenberg House, April 2011 | |
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| Location | 201 W. Main St., Trappe, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°11′47″N 75°28′13″W / 40.19639°N 75.47028°WCoordinates: 40°11′47″N 75°28′13″W / 40.19639°N 75.47028°W |
| Area | 1.7 acres (0.69 ha) |
| Built | c. 1720-1787 |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| NRHP Reference # | 00000060[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 18, 2000 |
Henry Melchior Muhlenberg House, also known as the John J. Schrack House, is a historic home located at Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The house was built about 1755, and is a 2 1/2-story, five bay, stone dwelling with a gable roof. It measures approximately 39 feet by 31 feet. Between 1994 and 1998, the house was restored to its 1776-1787 appearance. This 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). Also on the property are the remains of a pottery kiln dated to about 1720. It is the oldest intact pottery kiln known in Pennsylvania. The house is owned by the Trappe Historical Society and open as a historic house museum.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "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.
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