Sheads House
Appearance
Sheads House | |
Location | 331 Buford Ave., Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
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Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
Built | 1862 |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 76001592[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 8, 1976 |
The Sheads House, also known as Oak Ridge Seminary, is a historic home located at Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1862, and is a 2 1/2-story, "T"-shaped brick dwelling in the Gothic Revival style. It sits on a granite foundation and has a cross gable roof. It features an ornamental fascia board and porches with ornamental balustrades. Shortly after it was built it housed Oak Ridge Seminary, a girls' school. During the Battle of Gettysburg, it was used as a hospital for Confederate States Army wounded.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It is located in the Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "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 P. Ross Ramer and Charles Dunlevey (June 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sheads House" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-17.
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- Houses completed in 1862
- Houses in Adams County, Pennsylvania
- 1862 establishments in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Adams County, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs