Posts Tagged ‘Watt & Shand’
July Speaker Series: Featuring Nancy Groff on Watt & Shand
July Speaker Series: The Preservation Palette – Colors of Our Past Featuring Nancy Groff on Watt & Shand Join the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County for a captivating evening as we welcome local author and historian Nancy Groff for our July installment of the 2025 Speaker Series, The Preservation Palette: Colors of Our Past.…
Read MoreRestore His House: an afternoon of local history and historic preservation
Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church Sunday, July 9, 2023, at 2 pm Join us for an afternoon of local history and historic preservation on Sunday, July 9, at 2 pm at Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church. There will be a short presentation by Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County Executive Director Danielle Keperling about the importance of…
Read MoreC. Emlen Urban: Watt & Shand Department Store Building at Penn Square
For more than 45 years, the prolific C. Emlen Urban created many of the historic landmarks that are fundamental to the beloved character of Lancaster City. In this post, we will examine Urban’s 1898 Watt & Shand Department Store Building. Located in the southeast corner of Penn Square, the facade of the former Watt &…
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