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The Hans Herr House, also known as the Christian Herr House, is a historic home located in West Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1719, and is a 11⁄2 -story, rectangular sandstone Germanic dwelling. It measures 37 feet, 9 inches, by 30 feet, 10 inches. It is the oldest dwelling in Lancaster County and the ...
Built with sandstone quarried on-site, the 1719 Herr House represents the economic success of the original Mennonite settlers of Lancaster County. It is also the oldest original Mennonite meeting house still standing in the Western Hemisphere.
Christian Herr was a prominent leader in the 18th century Mennonite Community. Years after his death Lancaster Mennonites were still referred to as the Christian Herr Party. Every piece of sandstone used for building the Herr House was quarried on-site.
1719 Museum. Featuring the 1719 Herr House & the Lancaster Longhouse. Address. 1849 Hans Herr Drive Willow Street, PA 17584 +Google Map. Phone. 717.464.4438
This photo of the Hans Herr House was taken in 1976. For more than 225 years, Lancaster County has claimed its kite-shaped space in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. That's how the about...
The Hans Herr House is the oldest homestead in Lancaster County dating over 300 years from 1719. The property apparently remained in the family until.it was sold to the historical society. Although the buildings are officially open only Friday and Saturday, but we were lucky while exploring the grounds to see two staff who gave us a very brief ...
The “Hans Herr House” is the oldest extant dwelling of a settlement on ten thousand acres granted in October of 1710 to nine Mennonite men. In the Spring of 1711, seven of those men came with their families to establish homes in what was then the westernmost edge of Pennsylvania. Their route to the area followed an ancient Native path ...
The Hans Herr House, 1849 Hans Herr Drive, Willow Street, remains the longest-standing house in Lancaster County and a popular tourist destination for the summer. The house was built in...
The 1719 Herr Housestands as the oldest structure and the oldest Mennonite meetinghouse in Lancaster County. Built by the Herr family as their residence and their community's meetinghouse, it is the only remaining dwelling of the very first group of settlers in the area. Experience the charm of its medieval Germanic architecture and discover ...
The Hans Herr House was built 299 years ago and is the oldest surviving homestead in Lancaster County, PA. We hope you enjoy this drone flight around the pro...