Shelter House

Shelter House
Shelter House in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, October 2012
Shelter House is located in Pennsylvania
Shelter House
Location of Shelter House in Pennsylvania
Shelter House is located in the United States
Shelter House
Shelter House (the United States)
Location601 S. 4th St.,
Emmaus, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°31′50″N 75°29′6″W / 40.53056°N 75.48500°W / 40.53056; -75.48500
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1734, 1741
Architectural styleGermanic log house
NRHP reference No.78002426[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 17, 1978

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]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Shelter House official website, retrieved May 4, 2022

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