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Marie Shelly to be featured artist at July First Friday Open House
Join us on Friday, July 7, 2023, from 5 to 8 pm for a First Friday open house at the beautiful Sehner-Ellicott-von Hess House located at 123 N. Prince Street, Lancaster, PA, in the heart of Gallery Row. We will be hosting artist Marie Shelly for a one-night-only pop-up art show. Meet the Artist: Marie…
Read MoreJames Michael Elia to be featured artist at June First Friday Open House
Join us on Friday, June 2, 2023, from 5 to 8 pm for a First Friday open house at the beautiful Sehner-Ellicott-von Hess House located at 123 N. Prince Street, Lancaster, PA, in the heart of Gallery Row. We will be hosting artist James Michael Elia for a one-night-only pop-up art show. Meet the Artist:…
Read MoreJordan Knisely to be featured artist at May First Friday Open House
Join us on Friday, May 5, 2023, from 5 to 8 pm for a First Friday open house at the beautiful Sehner-Ellicott-von Hess House located at 123 N. Prince Street, Lancaster, PA, in the heart of Gallery Row. We will be hosting artist Jordan Knisely for a one-night-only pop-up art show. Meet the Artist: Jordan…
Read More2023 C. Emlen Urban Award Winners
Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County Announces the 2023 Recipients of their Annual C. Emlen Urban Awards The C. Emlen Urban Awards recognize people and projects for their efforts in preserving significant historic sites in Lancaster County. Founded in 1966 to “stem the rapid destruction of historic properties in Lancaster County,” the Historic Preservation Trust…
Read MoreThomas Foster Hermansader to be featured artist at Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County’s April First Friday Open House
Join us on Friday, April 7, 2023, from 5 to 8 pm for a First Friday open house at the beautiful Sehner-Ellicott-von Hess House located at 123 N. Prince Street, Lancaster, PA, in the heart of Gallery Row. We will be hosting artist Thomas Foster Hermansader for a one-night-only pop-up art show. Thomas Foster Hermansader…
Read MoreLancaster County Barn Tour – Fall 2023
Lancaster County Barn Tour (launch date October 21, 2023) Purchase Your Tour Book Here Click here for more information. The Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County has partnered with the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley to create a LANCASTER COUNTY BARN TOUR. The tour is an ongoing, self-guided, exterior-only, driving tour of the beautiful…
Read MoreC. Emlen Urban Architectural Tour in the City of Lancaster: Masonic Hall
Masonic Hall Former Public Office House 5 West King Street 1932 remodel of 1795 original Built in 1795 as a “public office house,” this three-and-one-half-story Georgian brick building housed state and county offices before being purchased by Lancaster City in 1854 to serve as City Hall. In 1931 the municipal offices relocated to 120 North…
Read MoreDecember 21: Celebrity Bartending at Max’s Eatery
Join us on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, from 5 to 8 pm at Max’s Eatery for an evening of celebrity bartending to support the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County! One hundred percent of all bar tips (cash and credit) and $1 from each sale of the evening’s two signature drinks will go directly to…
Read MoreThomas Foster Hermansader to be featured artist at Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County’s October First Friday Open House
Join us on Friday, October 7, 2022, from 5 to 8 pm for a First Friday open house at the beautiful Sehner-Ellicott-von Hess House located at 123 N. Prince Street, Lancaster, PA, in the heart of Gallery Row. We will be hosting artist Thomas Foster Hermansader for a one-night-only pop-up art show. Thomas Foster Hermansader…
Read MoreMelissa Wirls to be featured at Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County’s September First Friday Open House
Join us on Friday, September 2, 2022, from 5 to 8 pm for a First Friday open house at the beautiful Sehner-Ellicott-von Hess House at 123 N. Prince Street, Lancaster, PA, in the heart of Gallery Row. We will be hosting Melissa Wirls for a one-night-only pop-up art show. Mixed Media artist, Melissa Wirls, was born…
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