Rex House
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Rex House | |
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Rex House, November 2011 | |
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| Location | North Market Street, Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°17′53″N 76°17′36″W / 40.29806°N 76.29333°WCoordinates: 40°17′53″N 76°17′36″W / 40.29806°N 76.29333°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1729 |
| Architectural style | Other, Half-timbered |
| NRHP Reference # | 80003551[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 11, 1980 |
Rex House, also known as the Gemberling-Rex House, is a historic home located at Schaefferstown in Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1729 by early Pennsylvania German settlers, and is a 2 1/2-story, half timbered residence with horizontal wooden siding and a gable roof. It is measures 32 feet by 12 feet and has gable end brick chimneys. Also on the property are a contributing smoke house, bake oven, stone foundation of a barn and outhouse and cistern.[2]
The Gemberling-Rex House is open for tours as part of the Historic Schaefferstown museum.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
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 H. Frank Mandonado (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rex House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-28.
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