Is this Weiser's House?

Is this Weiser's House? (HMQ9R)

Location: Womelsdorf, PA 19567 Berks County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 21.498', W 76° 10.312'

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We can't be sure. We know that Conrad Weiser owned this land and lived on the property from 1729 to about 1750. And there is a strong oral tradition indicating that Weiser's house stood on this spot. But archaeology conducted in 2000 found few artifacts dating to the early 1700s.

Even if Weiser lived in this house, it has changed quite a bit since his time. The Scheetz family, who farmed the area after the Weisers, used the homestead as a summer kitchen. Later owners made repairs after a fire and a tornado damaged the building in the early 1900s. More renovations occurred when Conrad Weiser Memorial Park was founded in the 1920s. As a result, very little of the original construction material remains.
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HM NumberHMQ9R
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Placed ByConrad Weiser Homestead
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 6th, 2014 at 12:52am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 400493 N 4468185
Decimal Degrees40.35830000, -76.17186667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 21.498', W 76° 10.312'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 21' 29.88" N, 76° 10' 18.72" W
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Area Code(s)610, 717
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 28 Weiser Dr, Womelsdorf PA 19567, US
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