Lancaster County House of Employment


Lancaster County House of Employment
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
House of Employment in September 2012
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Location	900 E. King St., Lancaster Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°2′16″N 76°17′8″W / 40.03778°N 76.28556°W / 40.03778; -76.28556Coordinates: 40°2′16″N 76°17′8″W / 40.03778°N 76.28556°W / 40.03778; -76.28556
Area	1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built	1799-1801, c. 1875-1876
Built by	Hensel, William; Et al.
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference #	80003525^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 17, 1980

Lancaster County House of Employment, also known as Old County Hospital Building No. 1, is a historic building located at Lancaster Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1799-1801, and is a two-story, 15 bay wide stuccoed stone building. It has a full width front porch with Tuscan order columns, added about 1875-1876. The same renovation added Gothic Revival style details. It has been in continuous ownership by Lancaster County since its construction. It was built as a poor house and used as the House of Employment until 1876, when it was converted to a hospital. It later housed county offices.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

Sign on the building

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Robert M Behling (June 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lancaster County House of Employment" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-18.

Bourque, Monique C-E.; Zeigler, Nancy K.; Herman, Bernard L.; Siders, Rebecca J. (1990). "BOTH ORNAMENTAL AND USEFUL": THE LANCASTER COUNTY ALMSHOUSE AND HOSPITAL (PDF). Newark, Delaware: University of Delaware.
Hardman, Bryan Lee (1999). A PIECE OF MIND: THE FATE OF THE STATE-FUNDED ASYLUM OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY (PDF). Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia. , Masters Thesis

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Lancaster County House of Employment

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