Henry Fisher House Explained

Henry Fisher House
Coordinates:	40.3408°N -75.7611°W
Built:	1798–1801
Builder:	Gottlieb Drexel
Architecture:	Georgian, Federal, Germanic
Added:	June 4, 1973
Area:	less than one acre
Refnum:	73001591
Designated Other1 Name:	Pennsylvania state historical marker
Designated Other1 Abbr:	PHMC
Designated Other1 Date:	August 28, 1948^[1]
Designated Other1 Link:	List of Pennsylvania state historical markers
Designated Other1 Color:	navy
Designated Other1 Textcolor:	ffc94b

The Henry Fisher House is an historic, American home that is located in Oley Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

This historic structure was built between 1798 and 1801, and is a -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.^[2]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: PHMC Historical Markers . Historical Marker Database . Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission . December 10, 2013 . https://archive.today/20131207041235/http://search.pahistoricalmarkers.com/ . December 7, 2013 . dead .
2. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-08-25. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H000957_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Henry Fisher House]. 2012-08-22. Charles Dunlevey. PDF. January 1973.