William Findlay was an American farmer, lawyer, and politician. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, he served as the fourth governor of Pennsylvania from 1817 to 1820, and as a United States senator from 1821 to 1827. He was one of three Findlay brothers born and raised in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania on their family farm.
Historic Rock Ford, which is also known as the General Edward Hand House, is an historic house in southeastern Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Although the property is surrounded by Lancaster County Central Park, it is privately owned and operated by the Rock Ford Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
WRKY is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Forever Media and simulcasts the classic rock programming of sister station 98.5 WYCR. WRKY is one of Pennsylvania's oldest radio stations.
Jasper Yeates (1745–1817) was an American lawyer and judge from Pennsylvania, a justice of the state Supreme Court from 1791 to 1817.
Grove Mansion, also known as the Green, earlier Townsend, Residence is a historic home located at Maytown in East Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1882 and 1887, and is a three-story, three bay by four bay brick dwelling in the Second Empire style. It features a "bell cast" mansard roof with patterned red and gray slate. Also on the property are a contributing pony house and carriage house, both topped with elaborate cupolas.
Johann Agust Sutter House is a historic home located at Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1871, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, brick dwelling with a gable roof in a Late Victorian style. It measures 30 feet wide by 42 feet deep. In the 1930s, it was modified for commercial use. This included a rear brick addition and a concrete block addition on that. It was restored in the 1980s. It was the home of California pioneer Johann August Sutter. He moved to Lititz in 1871, and built this home.
Joseph Bucher House is a historic home located at Marietta, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built between about 1806 and 1811, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, three bay brick dwelling. It has a "side hall" Georgian plan.
Linden House is a historic home located at Marietta, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1813–1814, and is a three-story, five bay, "L"-shaped brick dwelling in the Federal style. In the 1840s, the house was occupied by a boys' boarding school.
The Henry Walter House is an American historic home which located in West Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Andrews Bridge Historic District is a national historic district located at Colerain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The district includes nine contributing buildings in the rural crossroads village of Andrews Bridge. The buildings were built between 1800 and 1850 and are the old Roop's Hotel, a former mill also known as Dobbin's Store, four dwellings, and three barns.
Chickies Historic District is a national historic district located at East Donegal Township, West Hempfield Township, and Marietta, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The district includes 32 contributing buildings, 16 contributing sites, and four contributing structures in three areas. They are: 1) floodplain along the Susquehanna River containing archaeological remains of iron furnaces; 2) the "Ironmasters' Hill" area of Marietta with five residences associated with ironmasters ; and 3) the Donegal Creek area with farmland, iron pits, and limestone quarries owned by the ironmasters.
Christian Stauffer House is a historic home located at East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1769, and is a two-story, four bay limestone dwelling, in a melded Pennsylvania-German and Anglo-American Georgian style. It has a two-story, two bay frame addition on a stone foundation built in the 1890s. Also on the property are a contributing late-18th century bank barn, stone and frame summer kitchen, and late-19th century carriage house.
The Henry Krauskap House, also known as Henry Krauskap House and Store and Meiskey's, is an historic home which is located in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
The B.F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco Warehouse, also known as the P. Lorillard Company Tobacco Warehouse, is an historic tobacco warehouse which is located in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Jacob Bowman Tobacco Warehouse is a historic tobacco warehouse located at Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1906, and is a four-story, rectangular brick building over a raised basement. It is five bays wide and between 60 and 75 feet deep.
Follmer, Clogg and Company Umbrella Factory, also known as Van Sciver Building, is a historic factory building located at Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built between about 1880 and 1905, and is a "U"-shaped, brick complex measuring approximately 144 feet by 250 feet. It housed Follmer, Clogg and Company, a manufacturer of umbrellas and parachutes, until the 1940s. In 1944, it was acquired by the Van Sciver Furniture Company and housed a furniture store, warehouse, and repair shop until 1982.
A. B. Hess Cigar Factory, and Warehouses is a historic cigar factory and tobacco warehouse complex located at Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The complex consist of four rectangular red brick buildings, three to five stories tall. They are the R. H. Brubaker Tobacco Warehouse including the Koenig & Co. warehouse, the Franklin H. Bare Tobacco Warehouse, and the A. B. Hess Cigar Factory. The buildings have been converted to residential use.
Lancaster Armory, also known as Brigadier General Charles P. Stahr Armory, is a historic National Guard armory located at Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is a "T"-shaped brick building consisting of a 3-story administration building built in 1937, with a 1 1/2-story drill hall built in 1928, executed in the Colonial Revival style. It measures approximately 90 feet by 200 feet. The building was firebombed in 1982. The building once played host to the Lancaster Red Roses. It was used as a public venue under the name The Stahr Center. Is currently the home of decades restaurant bar and arcade. In 2018 it was renovated and now houses Decades, a boutique bowling alley and retro-arcade.
Lancaster County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The original building was built between 1852 and 1855. The original building was designed by Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan (1815–1884). The north wing was added between 1896 and 1898, and low flanking wings on either side of the exterior staircase were added in 1926–1927. These later additions were designed by Lancaster architects James H. Warner and C. Emlen Urban, respectively. It is an important example of the Romanesque Revival style.
The John Nicholas and Elizabeth Moyer House, also known as Richland, is a historic home located in Jefferson Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Built circa 1817, it is a 2+1⁄2-story, four-over-four stone dwelling. A stone summer kitchen, which was built between 1818 and 1820, is attached to the rear. Frame additions were added in 1998.
