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This list contains the historic houses museums located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The houses represent more than three centuries of architectural design, beginning with Lancaster County's earliest house, The Hans Herr House. The architectural styles include a wide range of styles, including vernacular-Germanic buildings, Georgian, Federal, and Victorian residences.

The work and professions of the families who lived in these houses were a wide-ranging demographic: Amish homemakers, a President of the United States (President James Buchanan at Wheatland), Mennonite farmers, and many other livelihoods. Most of the families who lived in these homes were Pennsylvania German (Pennsylvania Dutch), while a minority of the families in these homes descended from English, Scots-Irish, or French Huguenot immigrants.

Many of the sites are owned and operated by local historical societies. Volunteers and other staff interpret regional history and culture to school groups, tourists, and other visitors at these sites. Several properties include more than one historic house on site, but most locations include just one primary residence. These museums are located through the entire Lancaster-County landscape, including on farmland, in towns and villages, and in Lancaster City.

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