Shelter House


Shelter House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Shelter House, October 2012
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Location	S. 4th St., Emmaus, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°31′50″N 75°29′6″W / 40.53056°N 75.48500°W / 40.53056; -75.48500Coordinates: 40°31′50″N 75°29′6″W / 40.53056°N 75.48500°W / 40.53056; -75.48500
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	c. 1734, 1741
Architectural style	Other, Germanic log house
NRHP Reference #	78002426^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 17, 1978

Shelter House is a historic home located at Emmaus, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It was built between about 1734 and 1741, and is a medieval-type Germanic log house, measuring approximately 40 feet by 25 feet. It has a gable roof and large, square stone chimney. It once housed a tavern.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

Shelter House (band), house music production duo from Swaziland, consisting of Smiley and Snowman.

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes William K. Watson (September 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Shelter House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-05.

External links

Lehigh County Log Cabin Trail website

US National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania

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