The "Landis Valley Museum" is a living history museum located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It collects, conserves, exhibits, and interprets Pennsylvania German material, culture, history and heritage from 1740 through 1940. The museum was founded by the Landis brothers--Henry K. Landis and George Landis.This round smoke house on the museum grounds was moved from the southern part of Lancaster County to the museum in the 1950s. USed for smoking meat to preserve it, the round shape of the building is unusual.