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PROJECTS
This is a sample
of some of our most recent endeavors. The Trust is currently involved in about
30 preservation projects.
STEVENS-SMITH HISTORIC SITE
What began as a simple effort to enforce preservation easements on four
historic buildings adjacent to the new county convention center site has
grown into a preservation project of major proportions. Working with grants
from the state and American Express, the Lancaster County Community Foundation,
the National Trust and private donations, the Trust has conducted a variety
of studies necessary in the preliminary planning stage of the project.
The Trust is now actively working with the convention center architect to
develop more detailed plans for the project. We are now in the quiet phase
of our fundraising efforts. Although a challenge, we hope to be able to
garner support from a variety of public and private sources to make the
project a reality.
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BOWMANSVILLE ROLLER MILL - BRECKNOCK
TOWNSHIP
The Trust acquired the Bowmansville Roller Mill property as an estate donation.
Roofing, surveying and subdivision costs, plumbing, pest control, sewer
installation, and legal and preservation counsel were necessary to bring
the property to top condition for long-term preservation.
As part of our preservation plan,the Trust has recently sold the mill
to a local couple who plan to continue mill operations and work with the
Trust to conduct several public demonstrations of the mill throughout
the year. The Trust, through the tenets of the historic preservation easement
we continue to hold, will continue to be responsible for these public
mill openings and will monitor compliance of the easement.
This mill is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and
is in full operating condition thanks to the dedicated efforts of the
late Stewart Kean.
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171 EAST KING STREET - LANCASTER CITY
A fire gutted the historic corner property at King and Lime Streets in early
2002. In December 2003, our Heritage Preservation Fund loaned $30,000 to
the Lancaster Redevelopment Authority for building stabilization.
We are happy to report that the stabilization effort was a success in that
it has attracted a development company that plans to purchase the building
and convert it into prime office space. This tax-credit project will retain
much of the significant architectural features of the historic structure.
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RIEBER HOUSE -
MANOR TOWNSHIP
The Trust, working with partners from the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management
Authority, the Lancaster County Environmental Foundation, Manor Township
and descendants of the Rieber Family in several states, facilitated moving
this historic 1700s era settler's farmhouse, along with the exterior restoration.
It will eventually be adaptively re-used as a community environmental and
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FRANCISCUS-CARPENTER FARMSTEAD
After working with the Lampeter-Strasburg School Board on a preservation
plan developed by the Trust and the Franciscus-Carpenter Citizens' Action
Committee this house was sold to private owners who have agreed to adhere
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BAUSMAN FARMSTEAD
Home to some of the earliest settlers of what is now Lancaster Township,
the Bausman farmstead has been empty for some time. A national register
property, the owner wanted to protect the property from possible development
and severe alteration. The Trust assisted the owner in placing a historic
preservation easement on three significant buildings prior to its recent
sale to a local family. The family has agreed to maintain the property in
accordance with the easement and will breathe new life into our local heritage.
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STONER HOUSE
A Manheim Township based citizens' action committee, composed of several
board members of the Trust, successfully petitioned the township to review
a detailed preservation plan for the Stoner property. The house will eventually
become the home of the new Manheim Township Historical Society. The committee
combined the donated services of planners, architects, preservationists
and others to help save this historic structure.
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Heritage Preservation Fund
© 2005 Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County
Sehner-Ellicot-von Hess House - 123 North Prince Street - Lancaster, PA 17603
Phone: 717.291.5861
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