Conyngham-Hacker House

Conyngham-Hacker House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District Contributing Property
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
Governing body:	Private
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 in 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.

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

Philadelphia portal

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 

External links

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