The Valentine Weaver House, also known as the Weaver House, is an historic, American home that is located in Macungie,

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Lehigh County (Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Lechaa Kaundi'') is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 374,557.

. It was added to 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 1984.

History and architectural features

Built in 1876, this historic structure is a three-story brick dwelling that was created in the form of a Gothic Cottage. It has a central projecting pavilion on the front façade, a patterned

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roof, and a full-width front porch. Also located on the property are a brick octagonal

outhouse An outhouse is a small structure, separate from a main building, which covers a toilet. This is typically either a pit latrine or a bucket toilet, but other forms of dry toilet, dry (non-flushing) toilets may be encountered. The term may als ...

, a brick

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, a

spring house A spring house, or springhouse, is a small building, usually of a single room, constructed over a spring. While the original purpose of a springhouse was to keep the spring water clean by excluding fallen leaves, animals, etc., the enclosing stru ...

, and an ice house. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

in 1984.

References

External links

Valentine Weaver House
at Roadtrippers.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Weaver, Valentine, House Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1876 Houses in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania