Shelter House | |
 Shelter House in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, October 2012 | |
  Location of Shelter House in Pennsylvania  Shelter House (the United States) | |
| Location | 601 S. 4th St., Emmaus, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 40°31′50″N 75°29′6″W / 40.53056°N 75.48500°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | c. 1734, 1741 |
| Architectural style | Germanic log house |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002426[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 17, 1978 |
Shelter House is a historic home located in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. Constructed in 1734, it is believed to be the oldest continuously occupied building structure in both Lehigh County and the Lehigh Valley and among the oldest still-standing building structures in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[2]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Shelter House official website, retrieved May 4, 2022