Rock Ford Plantation

Gen. Edward Hand House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	881 Rock Ford Road, Lancaster, PA
Coordinates:	40°1′12″N 76°17′17″W
Built:	1793
Architectural style:	Georgian
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	76001646
Added to NRHP:	November 21, 1976

The Rock Ford Plantation or the General Edward Hand House is a historic house in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1976. Edward Hand was an adjutant general to George Washington during the American Revolutionary War.

History

Rear view

Hand bought the land on which the plantation was built in two transactions, first purchasing 160 acres (65 ha) in 1785 and later buying an additional 17 acres (6.9 ha) in 1792. The Georgian-style brick mansion was built in 1794, and its architecture has since remained largely unchanged. All four floors conform to the same plan, a center hall and four corner rooms, as was typical of the period. The plantation stands on the banks of the Conestoga River, one mile (1.6 km) south of the city of Lancaster.

Today, the house is believed to be haunted by the ghost of General Hand's son, who allegedly committed suicide in the house around 1809.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

External links

• Rock Ford Plantation