Henry Melchior Muhlenberg House

Henry Melchior Muhlenberg House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Henry Melchior Muhlenberg House, April 2011
Location	201 W. Main St., Trappe, Pennsylvania
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. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "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