33 North Duke Street Lancaster, PA
This important Colonial landmark was built ca. 1748 – 1773. It was the home of Rev. Dr. Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg, one of the premier early botanists in America. He also was the first president of Franklin College, today’s Franklin and Marshall College.
Rev. Muhlenberg lived here while serving as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, from 1780 to 1815. The house was originally built for Melchior Snyder. The Lutheran church trustees purchased the building for their parsonage in 1773.
The house features a transomed central entry, and arch-headed dormers with intersecting tracery. The building lacks its original pent roof over the first-floor windows.