Print, Lancaster County Courthouse, Duke St. Addition
Description
A color print of the Lancaster County Courthouse as seen from Duke Street including the large “new courthouse which fills the block from the old courthouse to Orange Street, added in 1970.
Date Range
Circa 1970s
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0034
Object Name
Print
Length (cm)
30.48
Length (ft)
1
Length (in)
12
Width (cm)
45.72
Width (ft)
1.5
Width (in)
18
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-04-03
Condition Notes
Browning pretty much overall. Brown line where another item was placed on it. Upper right corner is ragged and there's a 1.5-inch tear on the side, 2+ inches from the top.
Color copy of the "The Lost Kingdom of the Susquehannocks," copyrighted 1970 and "Presented to Lancaster County Historical Society, October 1970." Artist John A. Jarvis signed his name on the lower right in the 2-inch margin. Sides margins are 3 inches wide. Drawing shows the Susquehanna River angling from middle left and flowing off drawing on lower right. Native American village stockades are pictured and identified. Much written detail on the land. A scroll, upper left, details the lost kingdom. A smaller scroll, lower right, tells of Wm. Penn's 1701 visit to the are and the Natives' positive opinion of Penn.
Print of a watercolor painting "Lancaster Court House in Penn Square/ by Benjamin Henry Latrobe (About 1805)." Courthouse is in the center with surrounding buildings and open area in foreground. There are areas that have been drawn (people, wagon, horse and one structure) that are blank/unpainted.
In lower right corner:"Courtesy of Maryland Historical Society"
Benjamin H. Latrobe (1764-1820) who designed the U.S. Capitol on "Capitol Hill" in D.C., has been called "The Father of American Architecture." His family was active in the Moravian church and was sent to Moravian school in Niesky in Silesia. He was multilingual, traveled extensively was formally educated as an architect. Latrobe Park in S. Baltimore is names for the family. In 1803, he designed "Old West," the first building on the campus of Dickinson College in Carlisle. This building, finished in 1822, is a fine example of Federal Period architecture.
Color copy of the "The Lost Kingdom of the Susquehannocks," copyrighted 1970 and "Presented to Lancaster County Historical Society, October 1970." Artist John A. Jarvis signed his name on the lower right in the 2-inch margin. Sides margins are 3 inches wide. Drawing shows the Susquehanna River angling from middle left and flowing off drawing on lower right. Native American village stockades are pictured and identified. Much written detail on the land. A scroll, upper left, details the lost kingdom. A smaller scroll, lower right, tells of Wm. Penn's 1701 visit to the are and the Natives' positive opinion of Penn.
One of a series of six prints by Madge Smith (1976, Lancaster Savings and Loan Association) "Penn Square" (with soldiers and sailors" monument, City Hall, Central Market and corner of the Griest Bldg.)
