The Lancaster County House of Employment, also known as Old County Hospital Building No. 1, is an historic American building that is located in Lancaster Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Lancaster County House of Employment | |
 House of Employment in September 2012 | |
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| Location | 900 E. King St., Lancaster Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°2′16″N 76°17′8″W / 40.03778°N 76.28556°W |
| 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 No. | 80003525[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 17, 1980 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
History and architectural features
editBuilt between 1799 and 1801, this historic structure is a two-story, fifteen-bay wide, stuccoed, stone building. It has a full width front porch with Tuscan order columns that added roughly between 1875 and 1876. The same renovation added Gothic Revival-style details.
It has been in continuous ownership by Lancaster County since its construction. Built as a poor house, it was 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]
Gallery
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Building sign
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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.
Further reading
edit- 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