Berks County, Pennsylvania
Stoltzfus House.
Nicholas Stoltzfus was born in Germany in 1719. He married an Amish girl in 1744 and came to Pennsylvania, carrying all of his belongings in one sea chest, on the ship Polly. The ship landed in Philadelphia on October 18, 1766.
Stoltzfus (the name means "proud foot" in German) and his son Christian bought land in Berks County in 1770 and built a stone house which stands proud today along the Tulpehocken Creek.
18th century Berks County was a wild and wooly place to live. Nicholas died in 1774 and by 1801 his son Christian moved to Leacock Township in Lancaster County which was more habitable. The Stoltzfus house passed through a long succession of owners. In 1989 it was inhabited by squatters and then was abandoned. Mother Nature took over and covered the house with a curtain of dense foliage to hide its shameful state of disrepair.
To add to its indignities the house was made to stand its ground against urban sprawl, the construction of a super highway, industries, and the ravages of nature. Meanwhile the Stoltzfus clan who could trace their lineage to this spot blossomed and grew in other places.
In the year 2000, some of the estimated ONE MILLION descendants of Nicholas Stoltzfus formed a committee to preserve and restore the old house at 1700 Tulpehocken Road, Wyomissing, Pa. Every year, on the second Saturday in May, a benefit auction is held to raise funds for its preservation.
~ Stauffer-Scribbler.Blogspot
Nicholas Stoltzfus was born in Germany in 1719. He married an Amish girl in 1744 and came to Pennsylvania, carrying all of his belongings in one sea chest, on the ship Polly. The ship landed in Philadelphia on October 18, 1766.
Stoltzfus (the name means "proud foot" in German) and his son Christian bought land in Berks County in 1770 and built a stone house which stands proud today along the Tulpehocken Creek.
18th century Berks County was a wild and wooly place to live. Nicholas died in 1774 and by 1801 his son Christian moved to Leacock Township in Lancaster County which was more habitable. The Stoltzfus house passed through a long succession of owners. In 1989 it was inhabited by squatters and then was abandoned. Mother Nature took over and covered the house with a curtain of dense foliage to hide its shameful state of disrepair.
To add to its indignities the house was made to stand its ground against urban sprawl, the construction of a super highway, industries, and the ravages of nature. Meanwhile the Stoltzfus clan who could trace their lineage to this spot blossomed and grew in other places.
In the year 2000, some of the estimated ONE MILLION descendants of Nicholas Stoltzfus formed a committee to preserve and restore the old house at 1700 Tulpehocken Road, Wyomissing, Pa. Every year, on the second Saturday in May, a benefit auction is held to raise funds for its preservation.
~ Stauffer-Scribbler.Blogspot
Stoltzfus House.
Nicholas Stoltzfus was born in Germany in 1719. He married an Amish girl in 1744 and came to Pennsylvania, carrying all of his belongings in one sea chest, on the ship Polly. The ship landed in Philadelphia on October 18, 1766.
Stoltzfus (the name means "proud foot" in German) and his son Christian bought land in Berks County in 1770 and built a stone house which stands proud today along the Tulpehocken Creek.
18th century Berks County was a wild and wooly place to live. Nicholas died in 1774 and by 1801 his son Christian moved to Leacock Township in Lancaster County which was more habitable. The Stoltzfus house passed through a long succession of owners. In 1989 it was inhabited by squatters and then was abandoned. Mother Nature took over and covered the house with a curtain of dense foliage to hide its shameful state of disrepair.
To add to its indignities the house was made to stand its ground against urban sprawl, the construction of a super highway, industries, and the ravages of nature. Meanwhile the Stoltzfus clan who could trace their lineage to this spot blossomed and grew in other places.
In the year 2000, some of the estimated ONE MILLION descendants of Nicholas Stoltzfus formed a committee to preserve and restore the old house at 1700 Tulpehocken Road, Wyomissing, Pa. Every year, on the second Saturday in May, a benefit auction is held to raise funds for its preservation.
~ Stauffer-Scribbler.Blogspot
Nicholas Stoltzfus was born in Germany in 1719. He married an Amish girl in 1744 and came to Pennsylvania, carrying all of his belongings in one sea chest, on the ship Polly. The ship landed in Philadelphia on October 18, 1766.
Stoltzfus (the name means "proud foot" in German) and his son Christian bought land in Berks County in 1770 and built a stone house which stands proud today along the Tulpehocken Creek.
18th century Berks County was a wild and wooly place to live. Nicholas died in 1774 and by 1801 his son Christian moved to Leacock Township in Lancaster County which was more habitable. The Stoltzfus house passed through a long succession of owners. In 1989 it was inhabited by squatters and then was abandoned. Mother Nature took over and covered the house with a curtain of dense foliage to hide its shameful state of disrepair.
To add to its indignities the house was made to stand its ground against urban sprawl, the construction of a super highway, industries, and the ravages of nature. Meanwhile the Stoltzfus clan who could trace their lineage to this spot blossomed and grew in other places.
In the year 2000, some of the estimated ONE MILLION descendants of Nicholas Stoltzfus formed a committee to preserve and restore the old house at 1700 Tulpehocken Road, Wyomissing, Pa. Every year, on the second Saturday in May, a benefit auction is held to raise funds for its preservation.
~ Stauffer-Scribbler.Blogspot
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