Stevens House Hotel - opened November 19, 1874 as New Hotel. Christopher Hager moved to get place for traveling salesmen to stay in downtown Lancaster. He sponsored a public stock sale and name of hotel to be person responsible for most stock sales. There was a dry goods merchant at 21 E. King Street - Hoar & McNabb (c. 1872 to 1898) - was Joseph Hoar, and when stockholder voted they voted to call it after Thaddeus Stevens. In 1917 Ralph Alexander bought out participants and subsequently inherited by his daughter, Mabel Alexander Shoemaker. Torn down for apartment house during winter of 1963 - 1964.
Oval backing board with collage of photos of the members of the City Cornet Band of Lancaster PA, organized Septermber 1, 1863. Identified from top right are: George Rote, Henry Killheffer, Leo Letzman, Jacob Killheffer, Joseph M. Cogley, George Martin, Jacob Adams, F. Weber, E. Ermentrout, David Martin, Joseph Cogley, F. Bruderley, E. D. Breckenridge, Jacob Norbeck, F. Wettig, J. Z. Mylin, A. C. Gast. Pen and ink drawing around photographs may have been done by Frailey.
Provenance
Presented by James W. Leonard, 235 North Mary Street, Lancaster, grandson of Joseph M. Cogley and nephew of Joseph Cogley, April 20, 1933.
