Conyngham-Hacker House

Conyngham-Hacker House
Location5214 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°1′52″N 75°10′4″W / 40.03111°N 75.16778°W / 40.03111; -75.16778
Arealess than one acre
Built1755
NRHP reference No.72001149[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 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.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (January 1971). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Conyngham-Hacker House. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 6, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)
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