Johann Agust Sutter House is a historic home located at

Lititz Lititz is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, north of the city of Lancaster. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 9,370. History Lititz was founded by members of the Moravian Church in 1756 and was named af ...

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Lancaster County (; Pennsylvania Dutch: Lengeschder Kaundi), sometimes nicknamed the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the south central part of Pennsylvania. ...

. It was built in 1871, and is a -story, brick dwelling with a gable roof in a

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style. It measures 30 feet wide by 42 feet deep. In the 1930s, it was modified for commercial use. This included a rear brick addition and a

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addition on that. It was restored in the 1980s. It was the home of California pioneer

Johann August Sutter John Augustus Sutter (February 23, 1803 – June 18, 1880), born Johann August Sutter and known in Spanish as Don Juan Sutter, was a Swiss immigrant of Mexican and American citizenship, known for establishing Sutter's Fort in the area th ...

(1803 – 1880). He moved to Lititz in 1871, and built this home. ''Note:'' This includes It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1982. It is located in the

Lititz Moravian Historic District The Lititz Moravian Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. History and architectural features This dist ...

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Lititz, Pennsylvania Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1871 Houses in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania {{LancasterCountyPA-NRHP-stub