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 Montgomery County is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the List of counties in Pennsylvania, third-most populous county in Pennsylvania and the List of the most populous cou ...

. A Pennsylvania historical marker which documents this structure's significance was dedicated on April 28, 1960. The house was subsequently added to the

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in 2000.

History and architectural features

Built circa 1755, this historic house is a -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 John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (October 1, 1746October 1, 1807) was an American clergyman, Continental Army soldier during the American Revolutionary War, and political figure in the newly independent United States. A Lutheran minister, he serve ...

(1746-1807) and

Frederick Muhlenberg Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg (; January 1, 1750 – June 4, 1801) was an American minister and politician who was the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and the first Dean of the United States House of Represen ...

(1750-1801). ''Note:'' This includes 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

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. ''Note:'' This includes The house is owned by the Trappe Historical Society and open as a historic house museum. ''Note:'' This includes A Pennsylvania historical marker was dedicated on April 28, 1960. It was added to the

in 2000.

References

External links

The Henry Muhlenberg House, Trappe Historical Society
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muhlenberg, Henry Melchoir, House Historic house museums in Pennsylvania Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1755 Houses in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Historic House Museums of the Pennsylvania Germans