Landis Valley Museum

Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum
Landis House in September, 2012
Landis Valley Museum is located in Pennsylvania
Landis Valley Museum
Location in Pennsylvania
Landis Valley Museum is located in the United States
Landis Valley Museum
Location in United States
Nearest cityLancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°5′36″N 76°16′48″W / 40.09333°N 76.28000°W / 40.09333; -76.28000
Area100 acres (40 ha)
Built1940
ArchitectD. L. Warfel & Co.
NRHP reference No.99001578[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 3, 2000
Designated PHMC1957[2]

The Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum is a 100-acre living history museum located on the site of a former rural crossroads village in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Founded by brothers Henry K. Landis and George Landis in 1925 and incorporated in 1941, it is now operated by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.[3] Its staff and volunteers collect, conserve, exhibit, and interpret Pennsylvania German material, culture, history and heritage from 1740 through 1940.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#99001578)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Pennsylvania Farm Museum - PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  3. ^ Callanan, Laura Knowles (1995). "Landis Valley Museum: The Legacy of Two Brothers Lives On!". Trails of History. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.