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Welcome to Lancaster's historic one-story houses.

The rooms are small but the heritage is huge,

here in these houses in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

 

4 houses intro

Above: (Clockwise from top left) 352 East Orange Street, 434 West King Street, 519 Church Street, 123 South Duke Street.


Log Houses

Above: Two log houses: (Left) 239 North Mulberry Street, (Right) 515 Howard Avenue.

These historic houses are symbols of survival.

These houses are resilient survivors. They remain standing here in the 21st century, while other historic houses have long been lost to time. Each house has been witness to many cycles of fortune and misfortune.   They have weathered many generations of good times and bad.  These houses remain steadfast. These houses are symbols of strength and hope for Lancaster City.

Interiors Introduction

Above: Interior of 522 North Queen Street. (Images: Bright MLS)

Two houses

Above: Two diminutive three-bay houses. (Left) 216 Howard Avenue, (Right) 439 Church Street.

 

4 front doors 2

Above: Four doors at Christmas (Clockwise from top left) 352 East Orange Street, 217 - 219 Church Street, 144 North Mulberry Street, 602 East King Street. 

"Charm is an asset few cities can boast of..."

"Charm is an asset few cities can boast of. New Orleans, Charleston, and San Francisco have it. And so does Lancaster." (Quote: Architect Edmund Whiting, former chairman of F&M College's art department. Lancaster New Era, Sept. 23, 1967.

125 North Mary St
Above: 125 North Mary Street

 

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Above: 127 East Chestnut Street. It's the earliest intact building in the first three blocks of East Chestnut Street.

Website published online October 2020.