Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 6
Summary
The Reverend John C. Albertus Helffenstein was a pastor of the Reformed Church in Lancaster, PA. He had immigrated from Germany in 1772. This journal article contains letters to him from his family in Germany.
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 4
Summary
This journal article provides information about an interesting, if not eccentric, man who lived during the early 1800's. He was for a time a school teacher, a printer, and general handyman who lived in eastern Lancaster County. For a time, he printed a newspaper, the Bethania Palladium. Original hardcopies of the Bethania Palladium can be found in the LancasterHistory archives. Facsimiles of sample copies of the "Bethania Palladium" can be found in the "Bethania Palladium" information file at LancasterHistory.
Urban was born in Conestoga Two, Lancaster County on February 20, 1863 and died at his self designed-home on Buchanan Ave on May 21 1939. His first major architectural commission in Lancaster, at age 25, was the Southern Market (Queen and Vine) in 1888. During his 45 year career, Urban was responsible for the design of major public and commercial buildings , churches, industrial sites and private residences. His designs reflect Queen Anne, French Renaissance, Gothic revival, Beaux Arts, and Colonial revival periods. He adapted historical styles to modern building types using modern materials.
Summary
Pictorial book of seven houses by Urban (including the Hershey building in Reading, PA) published in 1896. The address of each building is included in handwritten notes. The facing pages for each of the buildings are ads for a variety of building merchants at the time. Also pictured is the interior stairwell of the Lancaster residence of a Mr PT Watt. Good book for a quick introduction to the works of C Emlen Urban.
