Conyngham-Hacker House

Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States

United States historic place


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


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 No.	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 Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Conygham-Hacker House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. 1971. Retrieved January 5, 2014.