Visit the 1719 Herr House & Museum

Reopening on April 9. Fridays & Saturdays from 10 am to 4 pm.

Field Trips can be scheduled on Mondays or Thursdays by contacting Tiffany Fisk at 717.464.4438 or museum@lmhs.org.

Please observe social distancing and wear a mask.

Explore the oldest homestead in Lancaster County

The 1719 Herr House is a registered historic landmark and family-friendly destination, minutes from downtown Lancaster.

About

Home of the Lancaster Longhouse

The Longhouse provides space and resources to teach local Native American history to both adult visitors and school groups on the grounds of the 1719 Hans Herr House in Willow Street, Pennsylvania.

Experience

Virtual Tour

Take An Interactive Tour

Tours

Reopening April 9

Find more details about admissions here.

Group tours may be scheduled on other days depending on the availability of volunteers & staff.

Longhouse

For hundreds of years, south-central Pennsylvania was home to a series of Native American tribes, including the Shenks Ferry, Conoy, Lenape, Mohawk, Nanticoke, Seneca, Shawnee and Susquehannock peoples. Learn about their rich history with the Lancaster Longhouse at the 1719 Hans Herr House & Museum.

Membership

Help support the Herr House in its mission to collect, preserve, and interpret artifacts relating to the history, life, and faith of Lancaster County’s first European settlers and those they met on arrival. Become a member today!