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Heller Homestead Antiques & Collectibles

The Heller Homestead Antiques & Collectibles, a charming consignment and gift shop is open Saturdays and Sundays, 1 pm to 4  pm (Sundays, 12 to 3 pm, May through November) and during special events (artist receptions, history day, barn tour, etc.). We are closed holidays and most holiday weekends.

We are looking for antiques, heirlooms, crafts, collectibles, new and nearly new items in good condition. Items can be donated or sold on consignment.  No clothing please.  Items are accepted by appointment.  The Homestead is located at 1890 92
  Friedensville Road, Lower Saucon  Township, approximately ½
miles west of Route 412 and Water  Street in Hellertown. Sales benefit the Saucon Valley Conservancy.

For more information or to volunteer to staff the shop,
call 610-867-4395, SVConservancy@aol.com,
www.sauconvalleyconservancy.org

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Saucon Valley Conservancy volunteers operate the Antiques & Collectables Gift & Consignment Shop at the Heller Homestead. The proceeds benefit the Saucon Valley Conservancy a not-for-profit 501 (c) 3 corporation whose mission is to preserve the historic and natural environment of the Saucon  Valley as an educational and recreational resource for area citizens and visitors. An eighteenth century farmstead, renovated to reflect the popular Colonial Revival style, the historic Heller Homestead is located at 1890 - 92 Friedensville Road (Water Street) in Lower Saucon Town ship, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.  The Homestead is part of Heller Homestead Park owned by Lower Saucon Township and leased by the Saucon Valley Conservancy. 

Directions:  It is approximately one half mile west of Route 412 and Water Street in Hellertown.  Turn west on Water Street, which becomes Friedensville Road in Lower Saucon Township.  Go across the bridge.  The Homestead is on the left adjacent to the Saucon Creek and opposite Creek Road.

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The 2.2 acre Heller Homestead (Michael & Margaret Heller House) is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is locally significant under National Register Criterion C for Architecture. The Period of Significance is c. 1751 to 1935, when the earlier Colonial and Federal style farmhouse was renovated to reflect the popular Colonial Revival style. The architecture of the House demonstrates the distinctive design characteristics of the class of pre-existing farmhouses in the Saucon Valley that were remodeled using Colonial Revival designs in the early 20th century.  These changes occurred during a time in which property owners, architects, and builders were influenced by both historic antecedents and the availability of catalog designs and woodwork. It is part of the 15-acre Heller Homestead Park owned by Lower Saucon Township and leased by Saucon Valley Conservancy.

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