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Lancaster 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…
Read MoreCJ Hurley to be featured at Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County’s August First Friday Open House
Join us on Friday, August 5, 2022, from 5 to 9 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 CJ Hurley for a one-night-only pop-up art show. Pieces for sale will include paintings…
Read MoreRichard Redmond to be featured artist at Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County’s July First Friday Open House
Join us on Friday, July 1, 2022, from 5 to 9 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 Richard Redmond for a one-night-only pop-up art show. Richard Redmond After graduating from…
Read MoreArtWalk Weekend at the Sehner-Ellicott-von Hess House
Join us on Saturday, May 21 from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday, May 22 from noon until 5 pm when we host the Echo Valley Art Group for a Pop-Up Art Show during Lancaster City’s Spring ArtWalk Weekend in the heart of Gallery Row at 123 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA. Echo Valley…
Read MoreThomas Foster Hermansader to be featured artist at Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County’s May First Friday Open House
Join us on Friday, May 6, 2022, from 5 to 9 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 MoreA Brief History about famed Lancaster architect C. Emlen Urban
C. Emlen Urban February 26, 1863 — May 21, 1939 C. Emlen Urban was born in Conestoga Center, known today simply as Conestoga, Pennsylvania. His parents were Amos Sylvester and Barbara Ann Hebbel. His wife, Jennie McMichael, passed away in 1953 at 91. Their children were Miriam (1889-1976) and Rathfon (1893-1973). Urban is buried at…
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