Henry Antes House

Henry Antes House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Antes House, November 2011
Location	Northeast of Pottstown on Colonial Road, Upper Frederick Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates
Area	1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built	1720
Architectural style	Colonial, Other
NRHP Reference #	75001657
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 12, 1975
Designated NHL	April 27, 1992

The Henry Antes House is a historic house located on Colonial Road, in Upper Frederick Township Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was designed and built by Henry Antes in 1736. It stands today as an example of Moravian settlement houses, in particular of a German three-room plan house. The house is unusual because so much of its original interior finish, including ceilings and board partition walls, have survived. Its builder, Henry Antes, while largely unknown now, was an important regional religious and political figure of the 18th century.

In the American Revolutionary War, the house served as headquarters for General George Washington, September 23 to 26, 1777, during the Philadelphia Campaign. Henry's son, Colonel Philip Frederick Antes (1730–1801), was an officer in the 6th Philadelphia Militia.

File:Dutch door Antes Montco PA.jpg

Dutch door on the northeast side of the house.

The Antes House was declared a National Historic Landmark on April 27, 1992. It is now owned by the Goschenhoppen Historians, who restored the house and operate it as a museum, offering tours by appointment.

See also

• List of Washington's Headquarters during the Revolutionary War

External links

• Antes House Restoration Project
• Upper Frederick Photo Gallery
• Henry Antes House tour, Frederick, PA, video 1:39
• Henry Antes House on Archipedia
• Photos of Henry Antes House
• Listing and drawings at the Historic American Buildings Survey