Built 1719 Opened 1719 Phone +1 717-464-4438 Function Church, Barn, House | NRHP Reference # 71000708 Area 7,700 m² Added to NRHP 3 May 1971 | |
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Address 1849 Hans Herr Dr, Willow Street, PA 17584, USA Hours Closed today WednesdayClosedThursdayClosedFridayClosedSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMondayClosedTuesdayClosed Similar Lancaster Mennonite Historical, Rock Ford Plantation, Ephrata Cloister, Wright's Ferry Mansion, Landis Valley Museum Profiles | ||
Footsteps of history 6 hans herr house
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 1 1/2-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 oldest Mennonite meetinghouse in America. The Mennonites who worshipped there formed the nucleus of what became the Willow Street Mennonite Congregation. It was restored to its 1719 appearance in 1972-73.
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
The Hans Herr House is open to the public as a museum. The house is located at 1849 Hans Herr Drive in Willow Street, Pennsylvania.
The museum complex includes the 1719 Hans Herr House, the Georgian-style 1835 Shaub House, the Victorian-style 1890s Huber House, several barns and outbuildings with animals, exhibit buildings, blacksmith shop, bake-oven, smoke house, and a collection of farm equipment. Exhibits focus on Mennonite history, colonial and Victorian era farm life, and the Herr family. The museum opened in 1974 and is administered by the Hans Herr House Foundation.