Indian Steps Cabin
Indian Steps Cabin | |
Location | Indian Steps Rd., north of Airville, Lower Chanceford Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°51′48″N 76°22′33″W / 39.86333°N 76.37583°W |
Area | 9.6 acres (3.9 ha) |
Built | 1908-1912 |
Architect | Keyworth, Charles A.; Werner, Frank |
Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
NRHP reference No. | 90000416[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 9, 1990 |
Indian Steps Cabin, also known as Indian Steps Museum, is a historic memorial and museum located at Lower Chanceford Township, York County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1908 and 1912, and is an eclectic Bungalow / American Craftsman-style building. It is essentially "L"-shaped with two wings extending from a circular "Kiva." The foundation and first story is constructed of local, well-cut stone. The second story is stucco on frame. The house features a stone tower with observation deck. It also has numerous cement panels containing inscriptions and embedded Native American artifacts. Also on the property are a contributing summer kitchen and picnic shed. It was built by Judge John Edward Vandersloot, a prominent attorney from York, Pennsylvania, as a memorial and museum to Native American culture. Originally a private museum, in 1939, it became a museum generally open to the public.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
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 Barry C. Kent (June 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Indian Steps Cabin" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-18.
External links
Media related to Indian Steps Cabin at Wikimedia Commons
- Native American museums in Pennsylvania
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Houses completed in 1912
- Museums in York County, Pennsylvania
- 1912 establishments in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in York County, Pennsylvania
- York County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs
- Pennsylvania museum stubs