Henry Fisher House

Henry Fisher House
Location About 1.25 miles (2.01 km) north of Yellow House on Pennsylvania Route 662, Oley Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°20′27″N 75°45′40″W / 40.34083°N 75.76111°W / 40.34083; -75.76111Coordinates: 40°20′27″N 75°45′40″W / 40.34083°N 75.76111°W / 40.34083; -75.76111
Area less than one acre
Built 1798-1801
Built by Drexel, Gottlieb
Architectural style Georgian, Other, Federal, Germanic
NRHP reference # 73001591[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 4, 1973
Designated PHMC August 28, 1948[2]

Henry Fisher House is a historic home located in Oley Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1798 and 1801, and is a 2 1/2-story, five bay by two bay, limestone dwelling with a steeply pitched gable roof. It has a two-story, rear kitchen addition with a flat roof. The main house has a Georgian center hall plan. The Fisher family has lived in the house since it was completed.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Charles Dunlevey (January 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Henry Fisher House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.


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