Shelter House
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shelter House is a historic home located in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. Constructed in 1734, it is believed to be the oldest continuously occupied building structure in both Lehigh County and the Lehigh Valley and among the oldest still-standing building structures in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[2]
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Shelter House | |
Location | 601 S. 4th St., Emmaus, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 40°31′50″N 75°29′6″W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | c. 1734, 1741 |
Architectural style | Germanic log house |
NRHP reference No. | 78002426[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 17, 1978 |
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