Andrew Ellicott House
Sehner-Ellicott-Von Hess House | |
 Ellicott House, April 2010 | |
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| Location | 123 N. Prince St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°2′22″N 76°18′28″W / 40.03944°N 76.30778°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | c. 1780 |
| Built by | Sehner, George |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001128[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 13, 1972 |
Sehner-Ellicott-Von Hess House is a historic home located at 123 N. Prince Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1780 by George Sehner, and is a finely restored house built in the Georgian style of architecture. It was occupied by Andrew Ellicott (1754–1820), first United States Surveyor General, from 1801 to 1813.[2] Ellicott helped prepare Captain Meriwether Lewis for his exploration of the Louisiana Purchase.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1] It is now the home of the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County, and open to visitors.
References
- ^ a b "Andrew Ellicott House". NPGallery Digital Asset Management System. United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (July 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Andrew Ellicott House" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
