Conyngham-Hacker House


Conyngham-Hacker House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District Contributing Property

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Location	5214 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°1′52″N 75°10′4″W / 40.03111°N 75.16778°W / 40.03111; -75.16778Coordinates: 40°1′52″N 75°10′4″W / 40.03111°N 75.16778°W / 40.03111; -75.16778
Area	less than one acre
Built	1755
NRHP Reference #	72001149^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 13, 1972

The Conyngham-Hacker House (aka the Old Fisher House) is a historic house in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 2½-story stone house was built in 1755 by William Forbes. It was known successively as the Conyngham, Wister, and Hacker House. The building served as a boarding school and as the headquarters of the Germantown Historical Society.^[2]

The Conyngham-Hacker House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It is a contributing property of the Colonial Germantown Historic District.

References

↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Conygham-Hacker House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. 1971. Retrieved January 5, 2014.

External links

Listing and photograph at the Historic American Buildings Survey
Listing at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings

US National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania

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